shì

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Meaning of 起事

起事 means to launch an armed uprising; to start a rebellion. Pronounced qǐ shì.

  • to launch an armed uprising; to start a rebellion

Definitions & Examples

men
huà
 
zhǔn
bèi
zài
nián
shì
 

They secretly plotted and planned to launch an uprising by the end of the year.

shī
bài
de
shì
dǎo
zhì
le
gèng
yán
de
zhèn
 

That failed uprising led to even harsher suppression.

shǐ
shàng
 
nóng
mín
cháng
cháng
yīn
kān
ér
jiē
gān竿
shì
 

Throughout history, peasants often rose up in armed rebellion due to unbearable oppression.