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起火
qǐ huǒ
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to catch fire;
to cook;
to get angry
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起见
qǐ jiàn
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motive;
purpose;
(sth) being the motive or purpose
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起点
qǐ diǎn
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starting point
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起誓
qǐ shì
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to vow;
to swear an oath
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早起
zǎo qǐ
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to get up early
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激起
jī qǐ
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to arouse;
to evoke;
to cause;
to stir up
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起死回生
qǐ sǐ huí shēng
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to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
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起居室
qǐ jū shì
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living room;
sitting room
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起步
qǐ bù
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to set out;
to set in motion;
the start (of some activity)
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起身
qǐ shēn
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to get up;
to leave;
to set forth
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起重机
qǐ zhòng jī
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crane
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不起眼
bù qǐ yǎn
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unremarkable;
nothing out of the ordinary
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竖起
shù qǐ
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to erect (a tent etc);
to prick up (one's ears);
to raise (one's eyebrows);
to stick up (one's thumb);
to turn up (one's collar);
(of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)
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起义
qǐ yì
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uprising;
insurrection;
revolt
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瞧不起
qiáo bù qǐ
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to look down upon;
to hold in contempt
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崛起
jué qǐ
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to rise abruptly (to a towering position);
to tower over;
to spring up;
to emerge suddenly;
the emergence (e.g. of a power)
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唤起
huàn qǐ
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to waken (to action);
to rouse (the masses);
to evoke (attention, recollection etc)
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起先
qǐ xiān
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at first;
in the beginning
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比起
bǐ qǐ
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compared with
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起因
qǐ yīn
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cause;
a factor (leading to an effect)
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兴起
xīng qǐ
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to rise;
to spring up;
to burgeon;
to be aroused;
to come into vogue
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起子
qǐ zi
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baking soda (used to leaven bread);
screwdriver;
bottle opener
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东山再起
dōng shān zài qǐ
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lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
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买不起
mǎi bu qǐ
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cannot afford;
can't afford buying
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白手起家
bái shǒu qǐ jiā
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to build up from nothing;
to start from scratch
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