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起
Trad. 起
Radical
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(Bushou)		 走
Strokes 7
Composition
Strokes 10
Structure
Decomp. 土疋巳
走 + 己
Prononciation
Mandarin qǐ
Entry Methods
Pinyin qi3
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Cangjie
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土人尸山
Sijiao 4780.1
Wubi FHNV
CNS 11643 1-5844
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Unicode U+8D77
GB2312 C6F0
BIG5 B05F
起 qǐ 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
Results beginning with 起
起来 qi lai (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 to stand up / to get up / also pr. [qi3lai2]
起点 qǐ diǎn starting point
起身 qǐ shēn to get up / to leave / to set forth
起码 qǐ mǎ at the minimum / at the very least
起诉 qǐ sù to sue / to bring a lawsuit against / to prosecute
起床 qǐ chuáng to get out of bed / to get up
起伏 qǐ fú to move up and down / to undulate / ups and downs
起步 qǐ bù to set out / to set in motion / the start (of some activity)
起飞 qǐ fēi (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off / to lift off / (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly
起源 qǐ yuán origin / to originate / to come from
起初 qǐ chū originally / at first / at the outset
起草 qǐ cǎo to make a draft / to draw up (plans)
起始 qǐ shǐ to originate
起义 qǐ yì uprising / insurrection / revolt
起火 qǐ huǒ to catch fire / to cook / to get angry
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)
起见 qǐ jiàn motive / purpose / (sth) being the motive or purpose
起因 qǐ yīn cause / a factor (leading to an effect)
起重 qǐ zhòng to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means
起家 qǐ jiā to start out by / to grow an enterprise beginning with / to begin one's career by
起用 qǐ yòng to promote / to reinstate (in a position or job)
起居 qǐ jū everyday life / regular pattern of life
起哄 qǐ hòng to heckle / rowdy jeering / to create a disturbance
起先 qǐ xiān at first / in the beginning
起亚 Qǐ yà Kia (Motors)
起劲 qǐ jìn energetic / vigorous / enthusiastic
起立 qǐ lì to stand / Stand up!
起落 qǐ luò to rise and fall / takeoff and landing / ups and downs
起价 qǐ jià initial price (e.g. for the first kilometer) / prices starting from
起程 qǐ chéng to set out / to leave
起色 qǐ sè a turn for the better / to pick up / to improve
起跳 qǐ tiào (athletics) to take off (at the start of a jump) / (of price, salary etc) to start (from a certain level)
起航 qǐ háng (of a ship) to set sail / (of an airplane) to take off
起降 qǐ jiàng (of aircraft) to take off and land
起跑 qǐ pǎo to start running / the start of a race
起誓 qǐ shì to vow / to swear an oath
起泡 qǐ pào to bubble / to foam / to blister / to sprout boils (on one's body) / sparkling (wine etc)
起子 qǐ zi baking soda (used to leaven bread) / screwdriver / bottle opener
起运 qǐ yùn variant of 啟運|启运[qi3 yun4]
起爆 qǐ bào to explode / to set off an explosion / to detonate
起毛 qǐ máo fluff / lint / to feel nervous
起讫 qǐ qì beginning and end (dates)
起锚 qǐ máo to weigh anchor
起磁 qǐ cí magnetization / to magnetize
起到 qǐ dào (in an expression of the form 起到[qi3dao4] + &hellip / + 作用[zuo4yong4]) to have (a (motivating etc) effect) / to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
起稿 qǐ gǎo to make a draft / to draft (a document)
起讲 qǐ jiǎng to start a story
起敬 qǐ jìng to feel respect
起句 qǐ jù chapeau / heading / introductory paragraph
起圈 qǐ juàn to remove manure from a cowshed or pigsty etc (for use as fertilizer) / to muck out
起开 qǐ kai (dialect) to step aside / Get out of the way!
起课 qǐ kè to practice divination
起皮 qǐ pí (of skin) to peel
起扑 qǐ pū chip shot (golf)
起迄 qǐ qì start and end (dates) / origin and destination
起球 qǐ qiú (of a sweater, fabric etc) to pill
起士 qǐ shì cheese (loanword) (Tw)
起手 qǐ shǒu to set about (doing sth)
起司 qǐ sī cheese (loanword) (Tw)
起粟 qǐ sù to get goose bumps
起头 qǐ tóu to start / at first / beginning
起小 qǐ xiǎo since childhood
起薪 qǐ xīn starting salary
起眼 qǐ yǎn to catch one's eye (usu. used in the negative)
起夜 qǐ yè to get up in the night to urinate
起意 qǐ yì to conceive a scheme / to devise a plan
起种 qǐ zhǒng starter (for sourdough breadmaking)
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起作用 qǐ zuò yòng to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function
起重机 qǐ zhòng jī crane
起跑线 qǐ pǎo xiàn the starting line (of a race) / scratch line (in a relay race)
起征点 qǐ zhēng diǎn tax threshold
起居室 qǐ jū shì living room / sitting room
起诉书 qǐ sù shū indictment (law) / statement of charges (law)
起落架 qǐ luò jià undercarriage
起搏器 qǐ bó qì artificial pacemaker
起始点 qǐ shǐ diǎn initial point
起泡沫 qǐ pào mò to emit bubbles / to bubble / to foam (with rage) / to seethe
起床号 qǐ chuáng háo reveille
起草处  Drafting Service
起泡器  bubbler
起诉司  Prosecution Division
起爆管 qǐ bào guǎn blasting cap
起爆剂 qǐ bào jì initiator
起爆药 qǐ bào yào initiator
起步价 qǐ bù jià starting price / base fare (for a taxi trip, construction project etc)
起床气 qǐ chuáng qì grumpiness resulting from poor sleep / irritability in the morning
起电机 qǐ diàn jī electrostatic generator
起点线 qǐ diǎn xiàn starting line
起钉锤 qǐ dīng chuí claw hammer
起钉器 qǐ dīng qì staple remover
起动钮 qǐ dòng niǔ starter button / on switch
起居间 qǐ jū jiān living room
起落场 qǐ luò chǎng airfield / takeoff and landing strip
起名儿 qǐ míng r erhua variant of 起名[qi3 ming2]
起模范 qǐ mó fàn to set an example
起拍价 qǐ pāi jià starting bid / starting price (at an auction)
起疱剂 qǐ pào jì vesicant
起扑杆 qǐ pū gān chipper (golf)
起始区 qǐ shǐ qū base area
起始物 qǐ shǐ wù initiator
起始线 qǐ shǐ xiàn start line
起算日 qǐ suàn rì dies a quo
起诉人 qǐ sù rén Prosecutor
起诉员 qǐ sù yuán prosecutor
起诉者 qǐ sù zhě plaintiff
起小兒 qǐ xiǎo r erhua variant of 起小[qi3 xiao3]
起小儿 qǐ xiǎo r erhua variant of 起小[qi3 xiao3]
起云剂 qǐ yún jì clouding agent / emulsifier
起造员 qǐ zào yuán draftsman / draughtsman
起皱纹 qǐ zhòu wén to shrivel
起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng to rise from the dead (idiom) / fig. an unexpected recovery
起早贪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late
起首部分  chapeau / heading / introductory paragraph
起吊载荷  slingload
起爆装置  exploder / firing box
起爆缆线  detonator cable / detonation cable
起码政策  policy minimum
起草条约  to draw up a treaty
起爆系列 qǐ bào xì liè explosive train / firing train
起步公司 qǐ bù gōng sī start-up company
起草小组 qǐ cǎo xiǎo zǔ drafting group
起重葫芦 qǐ chóng hú lu hoist pulley
起飞弹射 qǐ fēi tán shè takeoff catapult (on aircraft carrier)
起伏补偿 qǐ fú bǔ cháng heave compensator
起居作息 qǐ jū zuò xī lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom) / fig. everyday life / daily routine / to go about one's daily life
起立鼓掌 qǐ lì gǔ zhǎng standing ovation
起落装置 qǐ luò zhuāng zhì aircraft takeoff and landing gear
起士蛋糕 qǐ shì dàn gāo cheesecake
起始项目 qǐ shǐ xiàng mù starter project
起司蛋糕 qǐ sī dàn gāo cheesecake
起早摸黑 qǐ zǎo mō hēi see 起早貪黑|起早贪黑[qi3 zao3 tan1 hei1]
起草委员会  Drafting Committee
起伏传感器  heave sensor
起诉上诉科  Prosecution Appeals Section
起始标志带  base tape
起爆器起爆  detonator initiation
起岸证明书 qǐ àn zhèng míng shū landing certificate / landing permit
起始出口国 qǐ shǐ chū kǒu guó original exporting State
起飞着陆循环  landing and take-off cycle / LTO cycle
起草和编辑处  Drafting and Editorial Service
起诉事务主任 qǐ sù shì wù zhǔ rèn Chief Prosecutor
起诉支助小组 qǐ sù zhī zhù xiǎo zǔ Prosecution Support Cell
起叙一级的任用  appointment at the entry level
起诉法律顾问股 qǐ sù fǎ lu:4 gù wèn gǔ Prosecutions Legal Advisory Unit
起草人权法讨论会  Seminar on Drafting Human Rights Legislation
起爆系统防水点火装置 qǐ bào xì tǒng fáng shuǐ diǎn huǒ zhuāng zhì initiation system waterproof igniter
起诉纳粹罪犯问题国际会议  International Conference on Questions Relating to the Prosecution of Nazi Criminals
起草儿童权利公约特设非政府组织小组  Ad Hoc Non-Governmental Organizations Group on the Drafting of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Approximate Results for 起
一起 yī qǐ (in) the same place / together / in company (with) / altogether / in total / an instance of / a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
引起 yǐn qǐ to give rise to / to lead to / to cause / to arouse
想起 xiǎng qǐ to recall / to think of / to call to mind
响起 xiǎng qǐ (of a sound) to come forth / (of a sound source) to ring out / to sound / to go off
拿起 ná qǐ to pick up
提起 tí qǐ to mention / to bring up / (lit. and fig.) to lift / to raise / to initiate (legal proceedings)
说起 shuō qǐ to mention / to bring up (a subject) / with regard to / as for
发起 fā qǐ to originate / to initiate / to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) / to start / to propose sth (for the first time)
比起 bǐ qǐ compared with
掀起 xiān qǐ to lift / to raise (a lid etc) / (of a storm) to surge / to stir up (waves etc) / (fig.) to trigger / set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)
举起 jǔ qǐ to heave / to lift / to raise up / to uphold
崛起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power)
升起 shēng qǐ to raise / to hoist / to rise
抬起 tái qǐ to lift up
兴起 xīng qǐ to rise / to spring up / to burgeon / to be aroused / to come into vogue
站起 zhàn qǐ to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse) / to stand / to spring up
激起 jī qǐ to arouse / to evoke / to cause / to stir up
谈起 tán qǐ to mention / to speak of / to talk about
扬起 yáng qǐ to raise one's head / to perk up
泛起 fàn qǐ to appear / to emerge / to surface
挑起 tiǎo qǐ to provoke / to stir up / to incite
鼓起 gǔ qǐ to summon one's (courage, faith etc) / to puff up (one's cheeks etc) / to bulge / to swell out
记起 jì qǐ to recall / to recollect
皱起 zhòu qǐ to purse / to pucker (up)
燃起 rán qǐ to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)
竖起 shù qǐ to erect (a tent etc) / to prick up (one's ears) / to raise (one's eyebrows) / to stick up (one's thumb) / to turn up (one's collar) / (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)
勃起 bó qǐ erection / to have an erection
勾起 gōu qǐ to evoke / to induce / to call to mind / to pick up with a hook
卷起 juǎn qǐ to roll up / to curl up / (of dust etc) to swirl up
涌起 yǒng qǐ to well up / to boil out / to bubble forth / to spurt
早起 zǎo qǐ to get up early
唤起 huàn qǐ to waken (to action) / to rouse (the masses) / to evoke (attention, recollection etc)
再起 zài qǐ to arise again / to make a comeback / resurgence
迭起 dié qǐ continuously arising / to arise repeatedly
四起 sì qǐ to spring up everywhere / from all around
突起 tū qǐ to appear suddenly / projection / bit sticking out
浮起 fú qǐ to float / to emerge
隆起 lóng qǐ to swell / to bulge
缘起 yuán qǐ to originate / origin / genesis / account of the origins of an endeavor
翘起 qiào qǐ to stick up / to point sth up
奋起 fèn qǐ to rise vigorously / a spirited start
挂起 guà qǐ to hang up (a picture etc) / to hoist up (a flag) / (computing) to suspend (a process) / (of a system) to hang / pending (operation)
撩起 liāo qǐ to raise / to lift up (curtains, clothing etc)
凸起 tū qǐ convex / protruding / to protrude / to bulge / to buckle upwards
闭起 bì qǐ to shut
吊起 diào qǐ to hoist
惊起 jīng qǐ to give a start / to startle (an animal etc)
吴起 Wú qǐ Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
惹起 rě qǐ provoke, incite / stir up / arouse (attention)
雄起 xióng qǐ (cry of encouragement) / to arise / to stand up / to gain the ascendancy / Come on!
蜂起 fēng qǐ to swarm / to rise in masses
白起 Bái Qǐ Bai Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國|秦国, the victor at 長平|长平 / in 260 BC / same as 公孫起|公孙起
高起 gāo qǐ to rise high / to spring up
拣起 jiǎn qǐ to pick up
肩起 jiān qǐ to bear / to shoulder (responsibilities etc)
拎起 līn qǐ to pick up (from the ground with one's hands)
钱起 Qián Qǐ Qian Qi (c. 710-780), Tang Dynasty poet
昇起 shēng qǐ variant of 升起, to raise / to hoist / to rise
特起 tè qǐ to appear on the scene / to arise suddenly
围起 wéi qǐ to surround / to encircle / to enclose / to fence in
蔚起 wèi qǐ (literary) to mushroom / to flourish
源起 yuán qǐ to originate
胀起 zhàng qǐ bulge
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对不起 duì bu qǐ I'm sorry / excuse me / I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down / to disappoint
看起来 kàn qǐ lái seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appear to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be
看起来 kàn qǐ lai seemingly / apparently / looks as if / appears to be / gives the impression that / seems on the face of it to be
想起来 xiǎng qi lai to remember / to recall
听起来 tīng qi lai to sound like
了不起 liǎo bu qǐ amazing / terrific / extraordinary
看不起 kàn bu qǐ to look down upon / to despise
发起人 fā qǐ rén proposer / initiator / founding member
不起眼 bù qǐ yǎn unremarkable / nothing out of the ordinary
瞧不起 qiáo bù qǐ to look down upon / to hold in contempt
对得起 duì de qǐ not to let sb down / to treat sb fairly / be worthy of
好起来 hǎo qǐ lai to get better / to improve / to get well
经不起 jīng bu qǐ can't stand it / to be unable to bear / to be unable to resist
经得起 jīng de qǐ to be able to withstand / to be able to endure
看得起 kàn de qǐ to show respect for / to think highly of
惹不起 rě bu qǐ can't afford to offend / dare not provoke / difficult to deal with / insufferable
禁不起 jīn bu qǐ to be unable to stand
买不起 mǎi bu qǐ cannot afford / can't afford buying
发起日  D-day
不起爆  misfire
躲不起 duǒ bu qǐ can't avoid / can't hide from / unavoidable
奋起湖 Fèn qǐ hú Fenchihu, town in Chiayi County, Taiwan
公孙起 Gōng sūn Qǐ Gongsun Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國|秦国, the victor at 長平|长平 / in 260 BC / same as Bai Qi 白起
虎起脸 hǔ qǐ liǎn to take a fierce look
联想起 lián xiǎng qǐ to associate / to think of
零起点 líng qǐ diǎn from zero / from scratch / beginners' (course) / for beginners
铆起来 mǎo qǐ lai variant of 卯起來|卯起来[mao3qi3lai5]
卯起来 mǎo qǐ lai (coll.) to get enthusiastic / to put in all one's energy
没起子 méi qǐ zi (dialect) (of a person) useless / pathetic / spineless
磨起泡 mó qǐ pào friction blister
拼起来 pīn qi lai to put together
伤不起 shāng bù qǐ (slang) it's just the pits! / so unfair! / unbearable
输不起 shū bù qǐ to take defeat with bad grace / to be a sore loser / cannot afford to lose
输得起 shū de qǐ can afford to lose / to take defeat with good grace
算起来 suàn qǐ lái to calculate / to estimate / in total / all told / (fig.) if you think about it
突起部 tū qǐ bù bit sticking out / projection
玩不起 wán bu qǐ can't afford to play / (fig.) can't accept it when one loses
吴起县 Wú qǐ xiàn Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
在一起 zài yī qǐ together
站起来 zhàn qǐ lai to stand up
高潮迭起 gāo cháo dié qǐ each new high point replaced by another / (of a movie etc) one climax after another
聚在一起 jù zài yī qǐ to get together
此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú up here, down there (idiom) / to rise and fall in succession / no sooner one subsides, the next arises / repeating continuously / occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
东山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) / fig. to make a comeback
白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā (idiom) to build up from nothing / to start from scratch
风起云涌 fēng qǐ yún yǒng to surge like a gathering storm (idiom) / to grow by leaps and bounds
大起大落 dà qǐ dà luò (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom) / volatile / significant ups and downs / roller coaster
翩翩起舞 piān piān qǐ wǔ (to start) dancing lightly and gracefully
异军突起 yì jūn tū qǐ to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
肃然起敬 sù rán qǐ jìng to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom)
后起之秀 hòu qǐ zhī xiù (idiom) an up-and-coming youngster / new talent / a brilliant younger generation
平起平坐 píng qǐ píng zuò to be on an equal footing
农民起义 nóng mín qǐ yì peasant revolt
另起炉灶 lìng qǐ lú zào lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom) / to start from scratch / back to square one / to start of on a new path
奋起直追 fèn qǐ zhí zhuī to catch up vigorously / to set off in hot pursuit
一病不起 yī bìng bù qǐ to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
一哄而起 yī hōng ér qǐ (of a group of people) to rush into action
黄巾起义 Huáng jīn Qǐ yì Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
不起眼儿 bù qǐ yǎn r erhua variant of 不起眼[bu4 qi3 yan3]
承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
此伏彼起 cǐ fú bǐ qǐ see 此起彼伏[ci3 qi3 bi3 fu2]
此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò to rise and fall in succession (idiom) / repeating continuously
烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ the fire of war in all four directions (idiom) / the confusion of war
黄巢起义 Huáng Cháo qǐ yì Huang Chao peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang, led by Huang Chao
见财起意 jiàn cái qǐ yì seeing riches provokes evil designs
金田起义 Jīn tián qǐ yì Jintian Uprising
崛地而起 jué dì ér qǐ lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom) / sudden emergence of prominent new feature
狼烟四起 láng yān sì qǐ fire beacons on all sides (idiom) / enveloped in the flames of war
螺丝起子 luó sī qǐ zi screwdriver
南昌起义 Nán chāng Qǐ yì Nanchang Uprising, 1st August 1927, the beginning of military revolt by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War
拍案而起 pāi àn ér qǐ (idiom) to slam the table and rise to one's feet in indignation
平地起家 píng dì qǐ jiā to start from scratch (idiom)
秋收起义 Qiū shōu qǐ yì Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong
思潮起伏 sī cháo qǐ fú thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom) / different thoughts coming to mind
投袂而起 tóu mèi ér qǐ lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom) / fig. to get excited and move to action
闻鸡起舞 wén jī qǐ wǔ to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom) / to be diligent in one's studies
武昌起义 Wǔ chāng Qǐ yì Wuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, which led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai Revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty
群起抗雷  Lutamos Todos Contra As Minas
防起地雷  booby-trapped mine
经济起飞  economic take off
被起诉者 bèi qǐ sù zhě indictee
波澜起伏 bō lán qǐ fú one climax follows another (of thrilling story)
重起炉灶 chóng qǐ lú zào to start over from scratch (idiom)
从今天起 cóng jīn tiān qǐ starting from today
打起瞌睡 dǎ qǐ kē shuì to doze off / to fall asleep
风起潮涌 fēng qǐ cháo yǒng lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up / turbulent times / violent development (idiom)
风生水起 fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom) / fig. flourishing / thriving / prosperous
Chinese Tones