qúnqǐ

群起

Word · Verb

rise up together; act in unison; swarm up

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

(of many people) to rise up together; to act collectively; to swarm up to do something

formal

Often used in formal or literary contexts to describe collective action by a group, frequently in protest or response to a call. Commonly followed by '响应' (respond), '反对' (oppose), or '而攻之' (attack it).

Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
bù不
hé合
lǐ理
de的
jué决
dìng定
 ,
dà大
jiā家
qún群
qǐ起
fǎn反
duì对
 。

Hearing this unreasonable decision, everyone rose up in opposition.

Tā他
de的
chàng倡
yì议
dé得
dào到
le了
mín民
zhòng众
qún群
qǐ起
xiǎng响
yìng应
 。

His proposal received a mass response from the people.

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Miàn面
duì对
zhè这
zhǒng种
dào倒
xíng行
nì逆
shī施
 ,
tiān天
xià下
rén人
bì必
qún群
qǐ起
ér而
gōng攻
zhī之
 。

Faced with such retrograde actions, people everywhere will certainly rise up to attack it.

Yáo谣
yán言
chuán传
kāi开
hòu后
 ,
cūn村
mín民
men们
qún群
qǐ起
kàng抗
yì议
 。

After the rumors spread, the villagers rose up to protest.