起

qǐ

HSK 3 verb / （量）

Meaning 释义

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

Definition data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0

In real sentences 真实例句

你nǐ真的zhēnde看到kàndào了le这zhè起qǐ事故shìgù吗ma？

Did you actually see the accident?

Tatoeba #844593

为什么wèishénme我们wǒmen不bù一起yīqǐ吃chī午饭wǔfàn呢ne？

Why don't we have lunch together?

Tatoeba #875048

你nǐ比bǐ你nǐ妹妹mèimei起qǐ得de晚wǎn，不bù是shì么me？

You don't get up as early as your sister, do you?

Tatoeba #2030815

希望xīwàng与yǔ现实xiànshí之间zhījiān的de矛盾máodùn，因yīn何hé而ér起qǐ？

From what stems this contradiction between our hopes and our reality?

Tatoeba #2307152

听起来tīngqilai像xiàng是shì我wǒ恋爱liàn'ài了le吗ma？

Do I sound in love?

Tatoeba #887853

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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