Keyword
to rise
- to begin
- to initiate
- to stand up
- Frequency
- #99
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
qǐ100%
Mnemonic
走 (walk) gives the meaning and 己 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
起来
to stand up; to get up; also pr. qi3lái
起
to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; …
一起
(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
引起
to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
看起来
seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
想起
to recall; to think of; to call to mind
发起
to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time)
起诉
to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute
对不起
I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
起义
uprising; insurrection; revolt
起点
starting point
提起
to mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise; to initiate (legal proceedings)
兴起
to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue
起飞
(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly
崛起
to rise abruptly (to a towering position); to tower over; to spring up; to emerge suddenly; the emergence (e.g. of a power)
起源
origin; to originate; to come from
起床
to get out of bed; to get up
起码
at the minimum; at the very least
比起
compared with
起初
originally; at first; at the outset
掀起
to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc); (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)
起到
(in an expression of the form 起到 (qǐdào) + … + 作用 (zuòyòng)) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
了不起
amazing; terrific; extraordinary
起草
to make a draft; to draw up (plans)