起 (hei2 | qi3) : rise; stand up; begin; build; remove; draft

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起

hei2

qi3

[1] [v] rise; stand up; get up
[2] [v] begin; start; appear
[3] [v] build; establish; set up
[4] [v] remove; extract; pull out
[5] [v] draft; draw up; work out
[6] [v] draw; receive; get
[7] [classifier] case; instance
[8] [adv] up; up to a certain standard

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

起

This word has been viewed 25081 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Sep 2017 15:54

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對不起 deoi3 bat1 hei2 dui4 bu4 qi3 (Taiwan); dui4 bu5 qi3 (PRC) = sorry; excuse me 國

起碼 hei2 maa5 qi3 ma3 = at least; minimum

起身 hei2 san1 qi3 shen1 = to wake up; to get up

一起 jat1 hei2 yi1 qi3 = together 國

起眼 hei2 ngaan5 qi3 yan3 = eye-catching

睇唔起 tai2 m4 hei2 di4 wu2 qi3 = look down upon 粵

㨴起鑊蓋 kin2 hei2 wok6 goi3 = take the lid off the pot 粵

醒唔起 seng2 m4 hei2 xing3 wu2 qi3 = cannot remember, not able to remember 粵

起立 hei2 laap6 qi3 li4 = stand up

各位請起立! gok3 wai6*2 cing2 hei2 laap6 ge4 wei4 qing3 qi3 li4 = Everybody please stand up!

起步 hei2 bou6 qi3 bu4 = begin doing sth; start to move

起薪 hei2 san1 qi3 xin1 = starting salary

起居室 hei2 geoi1 sat1 = living room

起床 hei2 cong4 qi3 chuang2 = to wake up 國

引起 jan5 hei2 yin3 qi3 = to give rise to

想起 soeng2 hei2 xiang3 qi3 = to remember; to recall; to think of

掀起高潮 hin1 hei2 gou1 ciu4 = raise to a climax

興起 hing1 hei2 xing1 qi3 = to rise; to become fashionable; to be in vogue

起伏 hei2 fuk6 qi3 fu2 = ups and downs; (in painting) wavy motion brush stroke

起來 hei2 loi4 qi3 lai5 = upward movement; stand up; Chee-Lai 國

起初 hei2 co1 qi3 chu1 = at first; originally; at the outset

起勁 hei2 ging6 qi3 jin4 = enthusiastically; vigorously; energetically

起源 hei2 jyun4 qi3 yuan2 = to originate from; to come from; origin

起義 hei2 ji6 qi3 yi4 = uprising; revolt; insurrection

起草 hei2 cou2 qi3 cao3 = to draw up; to draft

起訴 hei2 sou3 qi3 su4 = to sue; to file a lawsuit against

起飛 hei2 fei1 qi3 fei1 = to take off (as in an aircraft)

起鬨 hei2 hung6 qi3 hong4 = to gather together and cause a commotion; to stir up trouble

起點 hei2 dim2 qi3 dian3 = starting point; point of departure

對得起 deoi3 dak1 hei2 dui4 de5 qi3 = to not let sb. down; to treat sb. fairly; to be worthy of

挑起 tiu1 hei2 tiao3 qi3 = to stir up; to incite

發起 faat3 hei2 fa1 qi3 = to initiate; to start

起火 hei2 fo2 = pyrophoric, spontaneously combustible

起泡 hei2 pok1 = get blisters 粵

收起 sau1 hei2 = retracting

起錨 hei2 naau4 / laau4 chi3 mao2 = to weigh anchor, disanchor, unmoor

升起 sing1 hei2 sheng1 qi3 = hoist, raise

踮起腳跟 dim2/3 hei2 goek3 gan1 dian3 qi3 jiao3 gen1 = to tiptoe 國

起因 hei2 jan1 = origin; wedge

飛起 fei1 hei2 = get off the ground

鼓起 gu2 hei2 = belly; call forth; heave; knob; plump; summon

提起 tai4 hei2 = filing; lodging

起先 hei2 sin1 = at first; at prime tense

起哄 hei2 hung6 = a crowd jeer together; kick up a row

起名 hei2 meng2 qi3 ming2 = to name sb. or sth.

起頭 hei2 tau4 qi3 tou2 = [adv] at first; in the beginning; originally; [vo] start; originate

起貨 hei2 fo3 = to unload; to take goods (from a warehouse)

睇得起 tai2 dak1 hei2 = hold dear 粵

撈起 laau4 hei2 lao1 qi3 = fish up; scoop up

買起 maai5 hei2 = buy; to kill sb by hiring a killer; a contract killing 粵

記起 gei3 hei2 = to recall; to recollect; to remember; to come to one's recollection; to think of

不起作用 bat1 hei2 zok3 jung6 = having no effect; without changing one’s feelings or opinions 國

起首 hei2 sau2 = initiate

起底 hei2 dai2 = to get to the bottom of sth 粵

起更 hei2 gaang1 = the beginning of any of the five watches of the night

醒起 sing2 hei2 = prompt, rouse

執起 zap1 hei2 = pick

起租 hei2 zou1 = start paying rent (from a date)

起病 hei2 beng6 = to give a present to sick person to celebrate recovery

起轎 hei2 giu6*2 = to start trip in sedan chair

一日數起 jat1 jat6 sou3 hei2 = several happenings or times on one day

起價 hei2 gaa3 = to rise in price 粵

起褶 hei2 zaap3 qi3 zhe3 = wrinkled; ruck up

起勢噉 hei2 sai3 gam2 = continuously; vigorously 粵

無明火起 mou4 ming4 fo2 hei2 wu2 ming2 huo3 qi3 = fly into a rage

睇起 tai2 hei2 = to have a high opinion of someone 粵

起行 hei2 hang4 = to start on a journey

起行李票 hei2 hang4 lei5 piu3 = get ticket for luggage

起火者 hei2 fo2 ze2 = igniter

扣起來 kau3 hei2 loi4 = to button up, arrest

問起 man6 hei2 = to ask

蹻起隻腳 kiu5 hei2 zek3 geok3 = to sit with one leg placed over the other at the knee 粵

起筷 hei2 faai3 = "let's eat" 粵

起士 hei2 si6 qi3 shi4 = cheese (TW) 國

抬起 toi4 hei2 tai2 qi3 = to lift up

做起 zou6 hei2 = to finish making (clothing) in time

起手 hei2 sau2 = to begin, to start, to commence (work, operation, etc)

企起身 kei5 hei2 san1 = to stand up on one's own feet

住得起 zyu6 dak1 hei2 = can afford to live

起筷啦 hei2 faai3 laa1 = "help yourself" at dinner table 粵

在一起 zoi6 jat1 hei2 zai4 yi1 qi3 = be together 國

了不起 liu5 bat1 hei2 liao3 bu5 qi3 = amazing; terrific; extraordinary 國

小起重機 siu2 hei2 cung4 gei1 xiao3 qi3 zhong4 ji1 = a jack (for lifting heavy objects)

起重機 hei2 cung5 gei1 qi3 zhong4 ji1 = crane

提前起爆 tai4 cin4 hei2 baau3 ti2 qian2 qi3 bao4 = "fizzle" (atomic bomb misfire); preinitiation

垂直起飛 seoi4 zik6 hei2 fei1 chui2 zhi2 qi3 fei1 = vertical take-off

起電 hei2 din6 qi3 dian4 = charge

看起來 hon3 hei2 loi4 kan4 qi3 lai2 = [idiom] looks as if (based on what is known so far)

不起眼 bat1 hei2 ngaan5 bu4 qi3 yan3 = [adj] not conspicuous; unremarkable 國

白手起家 baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 bai2 shou3 qi3 jia1 = to start from scratch; to build from nothing

負擔得起 fu6 daam1 dak1 hei2 fu4 dan1 de2 qi3 = to afford; affordable

谷起 guk1 hei2 = to flex (muscles) 粵

崛起 gwat6 hei2 jue2 qi3 = rise abruptly; rise to prominence

拿起 naa4 hei2 na2 qi3 = pick up

昇起 sing1 hei2 sheng1 qi3 = to rise

包起 baau1 hei2 bao1 qi3 = to wrap (roll, fold, or wind together); to sell sb into servitude

龍門起重機 lung4 mun4 hei2 cung5 gei1 long2 men2 qi3 zhong4 ji1 = a gantry crane

橋式起重機 kiu4 sik1 hei2 cung5 gei1 qiao2 shi4 qi3 zhong4 ji1 = bridge crane; overhead travelling crane

萬丈高樓從地起 maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 cung4 dei6 hei2 wan4 zhang4 gao1 lou2 cong2 di4 qi3 = the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step

組織起來 zou2 zik1 hei2 loi4 zu3 zhi1 qi3 lai2 = organize (common formation)

時起時跌 si4 hei2 si4 dit3 = up and down; fluctuate

諗起 nam2 hei2 = to think of 粵

起樓 hei2 lau4*2 = build houses 粵

的起心肝 dik1 hei2 sam1 gon1 = to make a serious effort to do sth (esp when procrastinating about it) 粵

吊起來賣 diu3 hei2 lai4 maai6 = to hoard; to have a high opinion of oneself

火起 fo2 hei2 = angered, filled with hate

一次起;兩次止 jat1 ci3 hei2 ;loeng5 ci3 zi2 = can do once, and not again

農民起義 nung4 man4 hei2 ji6 nong2 min2 qi3 yi4 = peasant revolt (common formation)

風生水起 fung1 saang1 seoi2 hei2 = to get rich

講起上嚟 gong2 hei2 soeng5 lei4/lai4 = by the way 粵

黑起塊面 haak1 hei2 faai3 min6 = carry an angry face 粵

考起 haau2 hei2 = a "beats me" reply to a question

起菜 hei2 coi3 qi3 cai4 = to serve food; to use abusive language

起釘 hei2 deng1 = (lit.) pulling nails; (slang) to collect an interest payment (as in loansharking)

起雞皮 hei2 gai1 pei4 = getting goose bumps (lit., "raise the chicken skin")

起手 hei2 sau2 qi3 shou3 = set about doing something

起市 hei2 si5 = high-priced, arrogant

起水 hei2 seoi2 = "wet" and horny (of a woman); having one's menstrual period

起屋 hei2 uk1 = to build a house 粵

笑起上嚟 siu3 hei2 soeng5 lai4 = when one smiles 粵

喚起 wun6 hei2 huan4 qi3 = to arouse; to call; to recall

掀起 hin1 hei2 xian1 qi3 = [v] lift, raise in height, begin, start, surge, cause to surge, set off (a movement, etc.)

車唔起火 ce1 m4 hei2 fo2 = the car doesn't start 粵 (common formation)

想不起 soeng2 bat1 hei2 xiang3 bu4 qi3 = can't remember; have forgotten 國

吊起 diu3 hei2 diao4 qi3 = to hoist

起飛腳 hei2 fei1 goek3 = betray one's boss by setting up a similar business

起腳過高 hei2 goek3 gwo3 gou1 = raising the foot too high (as in soccer)

萬丈高樓平地起 maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 ping4 dei6 hei2 = the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step

早睡早起 zou2 seoi6 zou2 hei2 zao3 shui4 zao3 qi3 = to keep early hours

起見 hei2 gin3 qi3 jian4 = sake; purpose; means to an end

起勢 hei2 sai3 = continuously; vigorously 粵

起尾注 hei2 mei5 zyu3 = take over (the good things) 粵

梳起 so1 hei2 shu1 qi3 = a spinster, a woman who has no intention of getting married 粵

秋風起，食臘味 cau1 fung1 hei2 sik6 laap6 mei6*2 = when the autumn winds blow, the time is ripe for preserved meats

秋風起 cau1 fung1 hei2 = metaphor for the arrival of autumn (lit., "when the autumn winds blow")

起跌 hei2 dit3 = up and down; fluctuate

親起 can3 hei2 = set off 粵

起程 hei2 cing4 qi3 cheng2 = to leave, set out, start on a journey

一起嗌 jat1 hei2 aai3 = "let's shout together" (as a command to chant) 粵

起床號 hei2 cong4 hou6 qi3 chuang2 hao4 = reveille

想起來 soeng2 hei2 loi4 xiang3 qi3 lai2 = to recall; to remember

掖起 jip3 hei2 = to roll up (e.g., as in trouser cuffs) 粵

吊起嚟賣 diu3 hei2 lei4 maai6 = to speculate by hoarding sth (which drives the price up) 粵

而起 ji4 hei2 er2 qi3 = because of; arising from

早起的鳥兒有蟲吃 zou2 hei2 dik1 niu5 ji4 jau5 cung4 hek3 = the early bird catches the worm

打起 daa2 hei2 = add; addition; stack up 粵

勃起 but6 hei2 bo2 qi3 = erection; to have an erection

豎起 syu6 hei2 shu4 qi3 = to hold up (high); to raise up

繑起 kiu5 hei2 = to corner sb; to put sb in a difficult position 粵

即日起 zik1 jat6 hei2 ji2 ri4 qi3 = beginning today

平起平坐 ping4 hei2 ping4 zo6 ping2 qi3 ping2 zuo4 = be equal; of two people to have equal status

長跪不起 coeng4 gwai6 bat1 hei2 chang2 gui4 bu4 qi3 = to kneel for a long time and refuse to get up

一病不起 jat1 beng6 bat1 hei2 yi1 bing4 bu4 qi3 = as soon as one is sick one is immediately bedridden; as soon as one gets sick one can get up

一波未平，一波又起 jat1 bo1 mei6 ping4, jat1 bo1 jau6 hei2 yi1 bo1 wei4 ping2, yi1 bo1 you4 qi3 = one (bad) thing happens after another; a succession of unfortunate events

奮起餘勇 fan5 hei2 jyu4 jung5 fen4 qi3 yu2 yong3 = muster together the little courage one has left

坐言起行 zo6 jin4 hei2 hang4 zuo4 yan2 qi3 xing2 = to put words into action; to match one's words with action

大起大落 daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6 da4 qi3 da4 luo4 = big up's and down's

托起 tok3 hei2 = support; introduce 粵

起踭 hei2 zaang1 qi3 zheng1 = to elbow sb.; to strike with one's elbow 粵

揦起塊面 laa2 hei2 faai3 min6 la2 qi3 kuai4 mian4 = to pull a long face 粵

叫起手 giu3 hei2 sau2 jiao4 qi3 shou3 = when needed 粵

一句起，兩句止 jat1 geoi3 hei2, loeng5 geoi3 zi2 yi1 ju4 qi3, liang3 ju4 zhi3 = unable to maintain a long conversation; unsociable 粵

趷起身 gat6 hei2 san1 = lean forward 粵

輸錢皆因贏錢起 syu1 cin4*2 gaai1 jan1 jeng4 cin4*2 hei2 shu1 qian2 jie1 yin1 ying2 qian2 qi3 = losing money always begins with winning money 粵

看不起 hon3 bat1 hei2 kan4 bu4 qi3 = to look down upon, to despise

勾起 ngau1 hei2 gou1 qi3 = evoke; call to mind

嬲到彈起 nau1 dou3 daan6 hei2 = hopping mad 粵

起色 hei2 sik1 qi3 se4 = get better; look better; improve

起骨 hei2 gwat1 qi3 gu3 = bone; debone; remove bones from 粵

起痰 hei2 taam4 qi3 tan2 = think lustful thoughts about a beautiful woman 粵

扯起 ce2 hei2 che2 qi3 = hoist

比起 bei2 hei2 bi3 qi3 = compared with

舉起 geoi2 hei2 ju3 qi3 = heave, raise up, uphold

惹起 je5 hei2 re3 qi3 = provoke, incite, stir up, arouse (attention)

由低做起 jau4 dai1 zou6 hei2 you2 di1 zuo4 qi3 = start from a low position 粵

搦得起，放得低 lik1 dak1 hei2 fong3 dak1 dai1 nuo4 de2 qi3 fang4 de2 di1 = to be adaptable to circumstances; be flexible 粵

單起隻眼 daan1 hei2 zek3 ngaan5 dan1 qi3 zhi1 yan3 = wink 粵

起駕 hei2 gaa3 qi3 jia4 = mount imperial carriage and depart

萬事起頭難 maan6 si6 hei2 tau4 naan4 wan4 shi4 qi3 tou2 nan2 = everything is difficult in its beginning stages 粵

起誓 hei2 sai6 qi3 shi4 = to swear; to vow

鼓起勇氣 gu2 hei2 jung5 hei3 gu3 qi3 yong3 qi4 = muster up courage

起居飲食 hei2 geoi1 jam2 sik6 qi3 ju1 yin3 shi2 = activities of daily life

起跑線 hei2 paau2 sin3 qi3 pao3 xian4 = the starting line (of a race); scratch line (in a relay race)

無風不起浪 mou4 fung1 bat1 hei2 long6 wu2 feng1 bu4 qi3 lang4 = no smoke without fire

唔起眼 m4 hei2 ngaan5 wu2 qi3 yan3 = unattractive; nondescript 粵

講起嚟一疋布咁長 gong2 hei2 lai4 jat1 pat1 bou3 gam3 coeng4 = it is a long story to tell 粵

翩翩起舞 pin1 pin1 hei2 mou5 pian1 pian1 qi3 wu3 = dance lightly and gracefully

垂直起落飛機 seoi4 zik6 hei2 lok6 fei1 gei1 chui2 zhi2 qi3 luo4 fei1 ji1 = VTOL aircraft

起腱 hei2 zin2 = aponeurosis of origin

起莊牌 hei2 zong1 paai4*2 qi3 zhuang1 pai2 = (mahjong) starting point indicator

波瀾起伏 bo1 laan4 hei2 fuk6 bo1 lan2 qi3 fu2 = of a piece of writing with one climax following another

東山再起 dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2 Dong1 shan1 zai4 qi3 = (proverb) to make a comeback; lit: to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan

武昌起義 mou5 coeng1 hei2 ji6 wu3 chang1 qi3 yi4 = Wuchang Uprising (common formation)

秋收起義 cau1 sau1 hei2 ji6 qiu1 shou1 qi3 yi4 = Autumn Harvest Uprising (common formation)

起嚟 hei2 lai4 qi3 li2 = upward; beginning to 粵

疊起 dip6 hei2 die2 qi3 = to stack up

秋風起，三蛇肥 cau1 fung1 hei2 saam1 se4 fei4 = when the autumn winds blow, the snakes are fat (so lets eat them now!)

起搏器 hei2 bok3 hei3 qi3 bo2 qi4 = pacemaker

心臟起搏器 sam1 zong6 hei2 bok3 hei3 xin1 zang4 qi3 bo2 qi4 = cardiac pacemaker

起落架 hei2 lok6 gaa2 qi3 luo4 jia4 = undercarriage; landing gear

起承轉合 hei2 sing4 zyun2 hap6 qi3 cheng2 zhuan3 he2 = introduction, elucidation of theme, transition of viewpoint, summing up: 4 steps essay composition

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對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。國
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.

我聽日七點鐘要起身。粵
I need to wake up at 7 o'clock tomorrow.

㨆起啲行李粵
Stack the luggage in a pile.

個男仔挖起棵樹樁粵
The boy digs up a tree stump.
[Lit. [counter] man-child dig up [counter] tree-stump]

有個叫平仔嘅學生起身粵
A student called Ping stood up.
[Lit. have [counter] call Ping-boy [possessive particle] student stand-up]

跌親就企返起身啦！粵
If you fall over, get back up again!
[Lit. fall bad-thing, stand back up body. As the translation suggests, this is actually a conditional sentence, even though it might not seem like it. More explicitly we could say 如果你跌親嘅話，你就企返起身啦！]

佢畀唔起人工粵
He can't pay the wages

唔好惹起我把火呀！粵
Don't aggravate me !

對得起朋友
be a true friend

一隻手就掅起桶水粵
He lifts up a bucket of water with just one hand.

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