qǐ

起

rise / start

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Meaning, words & where you learn it

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Words with 起

起来 qǐ lai to stand up; to get up HSK 1
一起 yī qǐ in the same place; together HSK 1
对不起 duì bu qǐ I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint HSK 1
起床 qǐ chuáng to get out of bed; to get up HSK 1
想起 xiǎng qǐ to recall; to think of HSK 2
起飞 qǐ fēi (of an aircraft) to take off HSK 2
看起来 kàn qǐ lai seemingly; apparently HSK 3
引起 yǐn qǐ to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse HSK 4
了不起 liǎo bu qǐ amazing; terrific HSK 4
看不起 kàn bu qǐ to look down upon; to despise HSK 4
提起 tí qǐ to mention; to speak of HSK 5
起码 qǐ mǎ at the minimum; at the very least HSK 5

Examples from your lessons

  • 对不起! I'm sorry! Lesson 1
  • 我每天七点起床。 I get up at 7 o'clock every day. Lesson 9
  • 你每天几点起床? What time do you get up every day? Lesson 9
  • 我每天早上六点半起床。 I get up at 6:30 AM every day. Lesson 9
  • 我也喜欢看电影!我们一起去吧! I like watching movies too! Let's go together! Lesson 10
  • 你好吗?你看起来不太好。 Are you OK? You don't look very well. Lesson 11

Character facts

Radical
走 to walk, to run, to flee
Parts
走 + 己
Structure
Surround from lower left
Unicode
U+8D77

Pictophonetic: walk