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

對得 duì de qǐ not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of
重机 xiǎo qǐ zhòng jī jack
重機 xiǎo qǐ zhòng jī jack
崛地而 jué dì ér qǐ lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature
平地家 píng dì qǐ jiā to start from scratch (idiom)
平地风波 píng dì qǐ fēng bō trouble appearing from nowhere; unforeseen situation
平地風波 píng dì qǐ fēng bō trouble appearing from nowhere; unforeseen situation
之秀 hòu qǐ zhī xiù an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation
後院火 hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ a fire in one's backyard; conflict close to home
思潮伏 sī cháo qǐ fú thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom); different thoughts coming to mind
来 xiǎng qi lai to remember; to recall
來 xiǎng qi lai to remember; to recall
rě qǐ provoke, incite; stir up; arouse (attention)
扶不的阿斗 fú bù qǐ de ā dǒu weak and inept person; hopeless case
承上下 chéng shàng qǐ xià to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
投袂而 tóu mèi ér qǐ lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom); fig. to get excited and move to action
tái qǐ to lift up
līn qǐ to pick up (from the ground with one's hands)
来 pīn qi lai to put together
來 pīn qi lai to put together
拿得放得下 ná de qǐ fàng de xià lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom); fig. to take what comes; to meet gains or losses with equanimity
ná qǐ to pick up
按下葫芦浮瓢 àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo solve one problem only to find another cropping up
按下葫蘆浮瓢 àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo solve one problem only to find another cropping up
juǎn qǐ variant of 捲起|卷起[juan3 qi3]; to roll up; to curl up; (of dust etc) to swirl up