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起
qǐ
to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
🔤 Pictophonetic:
走 (walk) provides meaning, 己 provides pronunciation
Words Using 起 (267)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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对不起
duìbuqǐ
unworthy / to let down / I'm sorry / excuse me / pardon me / if you please / sorry? (please repeat)
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对不起
duìbuqǐ
unworthy / to let down / I'm sorry / excuse me / pardon me / if you please / sorry? (please repeat)
一起
yīqǐ
in the same place / together / with / altogether (in total)
2
一起
yīqǐ
in the same place / together / with / altogether (in total)
起床
qǐchuáng
to get out of bed / to get up
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起床
qǐchuáng
to get out of bed / to get up
起来
qǐlai
to stand up / to get up
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起来
qǐlai
to stand up / to get up
起来
qilai
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement (e.g. after [[站<zhàn>]]) / bringing things together (e.g. after [[收拾<shōushi>]]) / (after a perception verb, e.g. [[看<kàn>]]) expressing preliminary judgement
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起来
qilai
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement (e.g. after [[站<zhàn>]]) / bringing things together (e.g. after [[收拾<shōushi>]]) / (after a perception verb, e.g. [[看<kàn>]]) expressing preliminary judgement
起飞
qǐfēi
(of an aircraft) to take off
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起飞
qǐfēi
(of an aircraft) to take off
引起
yǐnqǐ
to give rise to / to lead to / to cause / to arouse
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引起
yǐnqǐ
to give rise to / to lead to / to cause / to arouse
了不起
liǎobuqǐ
amazing / terrific / extraordinary
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了不起
liǎobuqǐ
amazing / terrific / extraordinary
看不起
kànbuqǐ
to look down upon / to despise
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看不起
kànbuqǐ
to look down upon / to despise
起初
qǐchū
originally / at first / at the outset
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起初
qǐchū
originally / at first / at the outset
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⿺走己
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