起 qǐ

rise, stand up; go up; begin

DEFINITIONS

起 qǐ
  • to rise
  • to raise
  • to get up
  • to set out
  • to start
  • to appear
  • to launch
  • to initiate (action)
  • to draft
  • to establish
  • to get (from a depot or counter)
  • verb suffix, to start
  • starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  • classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  • classifier for groups: batch, group

STROKES

WORDS

起司 qǐ sī cheese (loanword) (Tw)
起司蛋糕 qǐ sī dàn gāo cheesecake
起名儿 qǐ míng r erhua variant of 起名[qi3 ming2]
起名兒 qǐ míng r erhua variant of 起名[qi3 ming2]
起士 qǐ shì cheese (loanword) (Tw)
起士蛋糕 qǐ shì dàn gāo cheesecake
起小 qǐ xiǎo since childhood
起小儿 qǐ xiǎo r erhua variant of 起小[qi3 xiao3]
起小兒 qǐ xiǎo r erhua variant of 起小[qi3 xiao3]
起居作息 qǐ jū zuò xī lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom); fig. everyday life; daily routine; to go about one's daily life
起床气 qǐ chuáng qì grumpiness associated with poor sleep; irritability in the morning
起床氣 qǐ chuáng qì grumpiness associated with poor sleep; irritability in the morning
起床號 qǐ chuáng háo reveille
起征点 qǐ zhēng diǎn tax threshold
起徵點 qǐ zhēng diǎn tax threshold
起意 qǐ yì to conceive a scheme; to devise a plan
起搏器 qǐ bó qì artificial pacemaker
起扑 qǐ pū chip shot (golf)
起撲 qǐ pū chip shot (golf)
起扑杆 qǐ pū gān chipper (golf)
起撲桿 qǐ pū gān chipper (golf)
起早貪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late
起模范 qǐ mó fàn to set an example
起模範 qǐ mó fàn to set an example
起毛 qǐ máo fluff; lint; to feel nervous
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