Hanzi
Traditional
起
Simplified
起

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

qǐ

Bopomofo

ㄑㄧˇ

Jyutping

hei2

Example sentences

一起 yīqǐ
我們明天一起去公園吧。
我们明天一起去公园吧。

Let's go to the park together tomorrow.

三 sān
我們三個人一起去爬山。
我们三个人一起去爬山。

The three of us went hiking together.

發起 / 发起 fāqǐ
這次的慈善義賣是由學生會發起的。
这次的慈善义卖是由学生会发起的。

This charity bazaar was initiated by the student union.

率先 shuàixiān
他率先發起募捐，獲得了大家的響應。
他率先发起募捐，获得了大家的响应。

He took the lead in starting the donation, and received everyone's response.

起 qǐ
警方最近偵破了一起擄人勒索案。
警方最近侦破了一起掳人勒索案。

The police recently cracked a case of kidnapping and extortion.

調查 / 调查 diàochá
警方正在調查這起事故的原因。
警方正在调查这起事故的原因。

The police are investigating the cause of this accident.

一切 yīqiè
一切都會好起來的。
一切都会好起来的。

Everything will be fine.

了不起 liǎobùqǐ
他是一個了不起的科學家。
他是一个了不起的科学家。

He is an amazing scientist.

沒想到 / 没想到 méixiǎngdào
沒想到三十年的老煙槍，說戒就戒，真了不起！
没想到三十年的老烟枪，说戒就戒，真了不起！

I didn't expect a heavy smoker of thirty years to quit just like that; truly remarkable!

Example Vocabulary

一起

yi1'qi3

together; in the same place

發起

fa1'qi3

to initiate; to launch; to sponsor

起

qi3

to rise; to start; [measure word for cases or groups]

起來

qi3'lai2

to stand up; to get up

起床

了不起

liao3'bu4'qi3

amazing; extraordinary; terrific

升起

在一起

對不起

dui4'bu4'qi3

I'm sorry; excuse me; to let someone down

引起

yin3'qi3

to cause; to give rise to

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