Learn more about 起
| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| 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 / (before place or time) starting from / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group |
Common Chinese Words Using 起
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
|
起
來
|
to stand up / to get up / (after a verb) with an upward movement | |
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一
起
|
in the same place / together / with / altogether (in total) | |
|
想
起
|
to recall / to think of / to call to mind | |
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引
起
|
to give rise to / to lead to / to cause / to arouse | |
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站
起
|
to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse) / to stand / to spring up | |
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起
身
|
to get up / to leave / to set forth | |
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抬
起
|
to lift up |
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