起 qǐ — to rise; to get up; to stand up; to arise; to get out of bed

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qǐ

Level 1 · Common HSK 1 #1789

qǐ qi3

Basic definition

verb
  1. to rise; to get up; to stand up; to arise; to get out of bed e.g 起床起来起立
  2. to leave; to move; to start; to set out; to lift; to remove e.g 起程起运起身
  3. to rise; to swell; to grow; to increase; to protrude e.g 起伏迭起
  4. to begin; to start; to originate; to commence; to initiate e.g 起始起初起源
  5. to start; to cause; to trigger; to generate; to give rise to e.g 引起发起
  6. to grow; to develop; to break out; to spring up; to form e.g 起疱起泡起疹
  7. to draft; to draw up; to outline; to compose; to write e.g 起草起稿
  8. to build; to establish; to found; to set up; to create e.g 起家白手起家
preposition
  1. from; since; starting at; beginning with; on the basis of e.g 从头起从明天起
measure word
  1. measure word for batches, instances, occurrences; a case of e.g 一起事故两起火灾

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (形声。从走，己声。本义:由躺而坐;由坐而立)
  2. stand up e.g 起舞 起在 · 起坐 · 起谢
  3. get up;get out of bed e.g 起去 · 起炕
  4. produce;happen;take place e.g 起骒 · 起病 · 起楞 · 起念
  5. start;begin e.g 起末 · 起票 · 起为头 · 起工
  6. cause;origin e.g 起首 起倒 · 起本
  7. cure e.g 起病 · 起死 · 起禾
  8. start e.g 起征 起车 · 起押 · 起马
  9. insurgence;rise in rebellion e.g 起点起碇起首
  10. protruding
  11. draw up
  12. loosen
  13. help sustain
  14. get
  15. build;construct e.g 起屋 · 起造 · 起冢 · 起楼
  16. levy;collect;call up e.g 起差 · 起集 · 起动
  17. bring back to life e.g 起尸 · 起生
  18. employ e.g 起废
  19. arouse e.g 起予
  20. remove;leave the original position e.g 起油 · 起钉子
  21. open e.g 起齿 · 起张
  22. carry e.g 起驳
  23. be born of;come from
measure word
  1. group;lot e.g 一起客人 · 又一起乱兵
  2. batch e.g 分两起出发
  3. time e.g 同样的事情，一天发生数起 · 第二起
  4. case;instance e.g 两起大脑炎 · 五起离婚案
preposition
  1. from e.g 起这儿剪下来 · 我起北京来
adverb
  1. used as a complement after a verb indicating the upward direction e.g 拿起雨伞就走 · 抬起头来一看 · 唱起歌，跳起舞
  2. used after a verb together with “得”or “不”as meaning ‘can afford'or ‘cannot afford' e.g 看得起看不起 买得起，买不起 · 经不起考验

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