起 meaning and pronunciation

起
Simplified/traditional character

起 English definition

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
  • (before place or time) starting from
  • classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  • classifier for groups: batch, group

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 乞 : to beg;
  • 企 : to plan a project; to stand on tiptoe; Taiwan pr. [qi4]; abbr. for 企業|企业[qi3 ye4];
  • 启 : to open; to start; to initiate; to enlighten or awaken; to state; to inform;
  • 呇 : star;
  • 屺 : mountain without vegetation; the residence of one's mother; see also 岵[hu4];
  • 岂 : how? (emphatic question);
  • 敧 : to pick up thing with chopsticks or pincers.;
  • 杞 : Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense); willow;
  • 棨 : tally for going through a pass;
  • 玘 : type of jade ornament for court dress (old);
  • 綮 : embroidered banner;
  • 绮 : beautiful; open-work silk;
  • 芑 : Panicum miliaceum;
  • 豈 : How

Sentences examples with 起

  • 对不起，我不爱你了，我爱她！
    Duìbùqǐ, wǒ bù ài nǐle, wǒ ài tā!
  • 妈妈 50 岁了，看起来还很年轻。
    Māmā 50 suìle, kàn qǐlái hái hěn niánqīng.
  • 我们准备一起再玩（儿）一小时。
    Wǒmen zhǔnbèi yīqǐ zài wán (er) yī xiǎoshí.
  • 让大家起床吧。
    Ràng dàjiā qǐchuáng ba.
  • 西瓜也要一起洗。
    Xīguā yě yào yīqǐ xǐ.

Words containing 起, by HSK level

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