起 qǐ rise up
rise up; to start
How to remember 起: 走 walk + 己 self = rise up. After a long forest walk the old man sits on a log, gives his tired self a minute and then, with a groan, manages to rise up.
Component breakdown
起 = 走 walk + 己 self
- 走 walk
- 己 self
After a long forest walk the old man sits on a log, gives his tired self a minute and then, with a groan, manages to rise up.
How it is used
- Rise / up - 起床 (qǐchuáng) get up, 站起来 (zhàn qǐlái) stand up; 一起 (yìqǐ) together.
- On a verb it marks starting or bringing to mind - 想起 (xiǎngqǐ) recall, 引起 (yǐnqǐ) give rise to.
Words with 起
- 起床qǐ chuángget out of bedHSK 1
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorryHSK 1
- 一起yīqǐtogetherHSK 2
- 起来qǐláito get upHSK 2
- 起飞qǐfēitake off (in an airplane)HSK 3
- 引起yǐnqǐgive rise toHSK 4
- 起到qǐdàoto have (a (motivating etc) effect)HSK 4
- 了不起liǎobuqǐamazingHSK 5
- 发起fāqǐto originateHSK 5
- 提起tíqǐto mentionHSK 5
- 兴起xīngqǐto riseHSK 6
- 看不起kànbuqǐto look down uponHSK 6
- 看得起kàndeqǐto show respect forHSK 6
- 起初qǐchūoriginallyHSK 6
- 起源qǐyuánoriginHSK 6
- 起点qǐdiǎnstarting pointHSK 6
- 对得起duìdeqǐnot to let somebody downHSK 7
- 激起jīqǐto arouseHSK 7
- 起步qǐbùto set outHSK 7
- 起码qǐmǎat the minimumHSK 7
- 起程qǐchéngto set outHSK 7
- 起草qǐcǎoto make a draftHSK 7
- 起诉qǐsùto sueHSK 7
- 起跑线qǐpǎoxiànthe starting line (of a race)HSK 7
- 唤起huànqǐto waken (to action)HSK 8
- 崛起juéqǐto rise abruptly (to a towering position)HSK 8
- 掀起xiānqǐto liftHSK 8
- 此起彼伏cǐqǐ-bǐfúup here, down there (idiom)HSK 9
- 起伏qǐfúto move up and downHSK 9
- 起劲qǐjìnenergeticHSK 9
- 起哄qǐhòngto heckleHSK 9
- 迭起diéqǐcontinuously arisingHSK 9
Example sentences
- 药开始起作用了。 Yào kāishǐ qǐ zuòyòng le.The medicine began to take effect.
- 旧照片让我想起了往事。 Jiù zhàopiàn ràng wǒ xiǎngqǐle wǎngshì.The old pictures remind me of the past.
- 从现在起我讲英语。 Cóng xiànzài qǐ wǒ jiǎng Yīngyǔ.From now on I will speak English.
- 这座大桥连接起两岸的交通。 Zhèi zuò dàqiáo liánjiē qǐ Liǎng'àn de jiāotōng.This bridge links traffic from both sides.