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起 qǐ

to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 1
Radical
走
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 走己 ⿺走己

Memory hint: walk

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  1. 我七点起床。
    Wǒ qī diǎn qǐchuáng.
    I get up at seven.
    i seven o'clock get-up
  2. 你几点起床？
    Nǐ jǐ diǎn qǐchuáng?
    What time do you get up?
    you what-time get-up (question)
  3. 我们一起去吃饭吧。
    Wǒmen yìqǐ qù chīfàn ba.
    Let's go eat together.
    we together go eat-meal (suggestion)
  4. 他今天没早起。
    Tā jīntiān méi zǎo qǐ.
    He didn't get up early today.
    he today not-have early rise
  5. 飞机十点起飞。
    Fēijī shí diǎn qǐfēi.
    The plane takes off at ten.
    airplane ten o'clock take-off

Words with 起 (17)