投袂而起 tóu mèi ér qǐ

fig. to get excited and move to action

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to get excited and move to action
  2. 2. lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
投 tóu HSK 5
to send; to cast; to throw oneself (into the river etc)
袂 mèi
sleeve of a robe
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start