起

qǐ

Dictionary entry

to rise

What does 起 mean?

起 (qǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to rise

2to raise

3to get up

4to set out

5to start

6to appear

7to launch

8to initiate (action)

9to draft

10to establish

11to get (from a depot or counter)

12verb suffix, to start

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起qǐto rise · to raise

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How to pronounce 起

起

qǐ

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