起
stand up; rise; happen; draft; start
Meanings
21 senses · 47 examplesverb
to stand up; get up
Can refer to getting out of bed or standing upright from a seated/lying position.
I get up at seven every morning.
Please stand up for the national anthem.
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He stayed up late last night and just got up now.
Early to bed and early to rise is good for your health.
He suddenly stood up from the chair.
verb
to leave one's position
Can describe moving away from a fixed spot or taking off from a location.
He got up to pour a glass of water.
The plane is about to take off, please fasten your seatbelt.
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Please do not get up randomly, wait for the flight announcement.
verb
to rise; go up
Used for physical objects moving upward through the air or surface.
The balloon rose slowly.
This stone is too heavy to float at all.
verb
to break out; develop
Specifically used for skin irritations or bumps appearing on the body.
Young children easily get prickly heat in summer.
A small bump has appeared on my arm.
verb
to remove; take out
Used for extracting embedded objects or retrieving stored items.
Please help me pull the nail out of the wall.
This pawnshop specializes in retrieving pawned items.
verb
to occur; develop
Used for weather changes, thoughts, or effects taking place.
It suddenly got windy, let's go home quickly.
He began to have doubts about this matter.
verb
to launch; initiate
formalUsed for starting military actions, movements, or projects.
That country decided to launch troops to support its neighboring country.
Someone secretly initiated the conflict.
verb
to draft; write up
formalUsed for creating written documents, plans, or speeches.
Please help me draft an activity plan.
He is working on the draft for the meeting.
verb
to establish; set up
Used for forming groups, organizations, or starting a career from scratch.
They formed a partnership to do business together.
Self-made entrepreneurs are admirable.
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Many new residential buildings have been built on flat land on the edge of the city.
verb
to collect; obtain
Specifically used for getting official documents or shipping tickets.
Please collect your luggage ticket with your ID card.
He went to the embassy to apply for and collect his passport.
verb
to start; begin
Used as a main verb to indicate the starting point of a process or path.
This competition starts on the first.
From here on, we have entered the mountainous area.
verb
to start; begin (after a verb)
Attached after another verb to indicate the starting point of an action or counting.
Starting today, I will get up early to exercise every day.
We will learn this book from the beginning.
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Where would you like to start talking about this topic?
preposition
from (starting point)
dialectUsed in northern Chinese dialects to indicate the starting point of time or location.
Where did you come from?
Walking north from here is the subway station.
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Starting the day before yesterday, the temperature has been dropping.
preposition
via; through
dialectUsed in northern Chinese dialects to indicate passing through a location.
I saw a person walk past outside the window.
noun
Qi (surname)
A rare Chinese surname.
Mr. Qi is a senior engineer.
measure word
case; incident
Used to count incidents, cases, or accidents.
There are always a few such cases every year.
The police successfully prevented a serious accident.
measure word
group; batch
Used to count groups of people or shipments.
A group of people just came in.
They delivered fertilizer to the field in six batches.
directional verb
upward direction
Attached after a verb to indicate the movement direction is upward.
He lifted up the box and walked outside.
Please raise your arms.
directional verb
to bear; to afford
Often used with '得' or '不' before the verb to indicate ability to withstand or afford.
This product can withstand the test of the market.
This bag is too expensive, I can't afford it.
directional verb
to appear; to emerge
Indicates that something appears or comes into being during the action.
The band played the welcome song.
Warm applause broke out in the meeting room.
directional verb
to mention; to recall
Indicates that the action involves a specific person or thing, often used for recalling or referencing.
He asked about you many times.
I suddenly recalled an important matter.