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
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起来qi lai
Common(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]
起来qǐ lai
Commonto stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
起床qǐ chuáng
Commonto get out of bed; to get up
起诉qǐ sù
Commonto sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute
起飞qǐ fēi
Common(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly
起码qǐ mǎ
Commonat the minimum; at the very least
起立qǐ lì
to stand; Stand up!
起初qǐ chū
originally; at first; at the outset
起身qǐ shēn
to get up; to leave; to set forth
起源qǐ yuán
origin; to originate; to come from
起火qǐ huǒ
to catch fire; to cook; to get angry
起始qǐ shǐ
to originate
起点qǐ diǎn
starting point
起誓qǐ shì
to vow; to swear an oath
起步qǐ bù
to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity)
起死回生qǐ sǐ huí shēng
to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
起司qǐ sī
(Tw) (loanword) cheese
起义qǐ yì
uprising; insurrection; revolt
起草qǐ cǎo
to make a draft; to draw up (plans)
起航qǐ háng
(of a ship) to set sail; (of an airplane) to take off
起居室qǐ jū shì
living room; sitting room
起到qǐ dào
(in an expression of the form 起到[qi3 dao4] + … + 作用[zuo4 yong4]) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
起因qǐ yīn
cause; a factor (leading to an effect)
起伏qǐ fú
to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs
起先qǐ xiān
at first; in the beginning
起程qǐ chéng
to set out; to leave
起重机qǐ zhòng jī
crane
起落架qǐ luò jià
(aviation) landing gear; undercarriage
起效qǐ xiào
(of a medicine, poison, strategy, action etc) to begin to produce its effect; to start working
起头qǐ tóu
to start; at first; beginning
起疑qǐ yí
to begin to suspect; to grow suspicious
起哄qǐ hòng
to heckle; rowdy jeering; to create a disturbance
起名qǐ míng
to name; to christen; to take a name
起动qǐ dòng
to start up (a motor); to launch (a computer application)
起跑qǐ pǎo
to start running; the start of a race
起搏器qǐ bó qì
pacemaker (medical device)
起爆qǐ bào
to explode; to set off an explosion; to detonate
起色qǐ sè
a turn for the better; to pick up; to improve
起家qǐ jiā
to start out by; to grow an enterprise beginning with; to begin one's career by
起跑线qǐ pǎo xiàn
the starting line (of a race); scratch line (in a relay race)
起劲qǐ jìn
energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
起锚qǐ máo
to weigh anchor
起亚Qǐ yà
Kia (Motors)
起价qǐ jià
initial price (e.g. for the first kilometer); prices starting from
起号qǐ hào
(slang) to build up a social media account (from scratch)
起圈qǐ juàn
to remove manure from a cowshed or pigsty etc (for use as fertilizer); to muck out
起士qǐ shì
(Tw) (loanword) cheese
起夜qǐ yè
to get up in the night to urinate
起子qǐ zi
baking soda (used to leaven bread); screwdriver; bottle opener