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Found 201 word entries for "起"
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WordjyutpingpinyinMeaning
desc 對不起 deoi3 bat1 hei2 dui4 bu4 qi3 (Taiwan); dui4 bu5 qi3 (PRC) 國   sorry; excuse me
desc 起碼 hei2 maa5 qi3 ma3   at least; minimum
desc 起身 hei2 san1 qi3 shen1   to wake up; to get up
desc 一起 jat1 hei2 yi1 qi3 國   together
desc 起眼 hei2 ngaan5 qi3 yan3   eye-catching
desc 睇唔起 tai2 m4 hei2 di4 wu2 qi3 粵   look down upon
desc 㨴起鑊蓋 kin2 hei2 wok6 goi3 粵   take the lid off the pot
desc 醒唔起 seng2 m4 hei2 xing3 wu2 qi3 粵   cannot remember, not able to remember
desc 起立 hei2 laap6 qi3 li4   stand up
desc 各位請起立! gok3 wai6*2 cing2 hei2 laap6 ge4 wei4 qing3 qi3 li4   Everybody please stand up!
desc 起步 hei2 bou6 qi3 bu4   begin doing sth; start to move
desc 起薪 hei2 san1 qi3 xin1   starting salary
desc 起居室 hei2 geoi1 sat1   living room
desc 起床 hei2 cong4 qi3 chuang2 國   to wake up
desc 引起 jan5 hei2 yin3 qi3   to give rise to
desc 想起 soeng2 hei2 xiang3 qi3   to remember; to recall; to think of
desc 掀起高潮 hin1 hei2 gou1 ciu4   raise to a climax
desc 興起 hing1 hei2 xing1 qi3   to rise; to become fashionable; to be in vogue
desc 起伏 hei2 fuk6 qi3 fu2   ups and downs; (in painting) wavy motion brush stroke
desc 起來 hei2 loi4 qi3 lai5 國   upward movement; stand up; Chee-Lai
desc 起初 hei2 co1 qi3 chu1   at first; originally; at the outset
desc 起勁 hei2 ging6 qi3 jin4   enthusiastically; vigorously; energetically
desc 起源 hei2 jyun4 qi3 yuan2   to originate from; to come from; origin
desc 起義 hei2 ji6 qi3 yi4   uprising; revolt; insurrection
desc 起草 hei2 cou2 qi3 cao3   to draw up; to draft
desc 起訴 hei2 sou3 qi3 su4   to sue; to file a lawsuit against
desc 起飛 hei2 fei1 qi3 fei1   to take off (as in an aircraft)
desc 起鬨 hei2 hung6 qi3 hong4   to gather together and cause a commotion; to stir up trouble
desc 起點 hei2 dim2 qi3 dian3   starting point; point of departure
desc 對得起 deoi3 dak1 hei2 dui4 de5 qi3   to not let sb. down; to treat sb. fairly; to be worthy of
desc 挑起 tiu1 hei2 tiao3 qi3   to stir up; to incite
desc 發起 faat3 hei2 fa1 qi3   to initiate; to start
desc 起火 hei2 fo2   pyrophoric, spontaneously combustible
desc 起泡 hei2 pok1 粵   get blisters
desc 收起 sau1 hei2   retracting
desc 起錨 hei2 naau4 / laau4 chi3 mao2   to weigh anchor, disanchor, unmoor
desc 升起 sing1 hei2 sheng1 qi3   hoist, raise
desc 踮起腳跟 dim2/3 hei2 goek3 gan1 dian3 qi3 jiao3 gen1 國   to tiptoe
desc 起因 hei2 jan1   origin; wedge
desc 飛起 fei1 hei2   get off the ground
desc 鼓起 gu2 hei2   belly; call forth; heave; knob; plump; summon
desc 提起 tai4 hei2   filing; lodging
desc 起先 hei2 sin1   at first; at prime tense
desc 起哄 hei2 hung6   a crowd jeer together; kick up a row
desc 起名 hei2 meng2 qi3 ming2   to name sb. or sth.
desc 起頭 hei2 tau4 qi3 tou2   [adv] at first; in the beginning; originally; [vo] start; originate
desc 起貨 hei2 fo3   to unload; to take goods (from a warehouse)
desc 睇得起 tai2 dak1 hei2 粵   hold dear
desc 撈起 laau4 hei2 lao1 qi3   fish up; scoop up
desc 買起 maai5 hei2 粵   buy; to kill sb by hiring a killer; a contract killing
desc 記起 gei3 hei2   to recall; to recollect; to remember; to come to one's recollection; to think of
desc 不起作用 bat1 hei2 zok3 jung6 國   having no effect; without changing one’s feelings or opinions
desc 起首 hei2 sau2   initiate
desc 起底 hei2 dai2 粵   to get to the bottom of sth
desc 起更 hei2 gaang1   the beginning of any of the five watches of the night
desc 醒起 sing2 hei2   prompt, rouse
desc 執起 zap1 hei2   pick
desc 起租 hei2 zou1   start paying rent (from a date)
desc 起病 hei2 beng6   to give a present to sick person to celebrate recovery
desc 起轎 hei2 giu6*2   to start trip in sedan chair
desc 一日數起 jat1 jat6 sou3 hei2   several happenings or times on one day
desc 起價 hei2 gaa3 粵   to rise in price
desc 起褶 hei2 zaap3 qi3 zhe3   wrinkled; ruck up
desc 起勢噉 hei2 sai3 gam2 粵   continuously; vigorously
desc 無明火起 mou4 ming4 fo2 hei2 wu2 ming2 huo3 qi3   fly into a rage
desc 睇起 tai2 hei2 粵   to have a high opinion of someone
desc 起行 hei2 hang4   to start on a journey
desc 起行李票 hei2 hang4 lei5 piu3   get ticket for luggage
desc 起火者 hei2 fo2 ze2   igniter
desc 扣起來 kau3 hei2 loi4   to button up, arrest
desc 問起 man6 hei2   to ask
desc 蹻起隻腳 kiu5 hei2 zek3 geok3 粵   to sit with one leg placed over the other at the knee
desc 起筷 hei2 faai3 粵   "let's eat"
desc 起士 hei2 si6 qi3 shi4 國   cheese (TW)
desc 抬起 toi4 hei2 tai2 qi3   to lift up
desc 做起 zou6 hei2   to finish making (clothing) in time
desc 起手 hei2 sau2   to begin, to start, to commence (work, operation, etc)
desc 企起身 kei5 hei2 san1   to stand up on one's own feet
desc 住得起 zyu6 dak1 hei2   can afford to live
desc 起筷啦 hei2 faai3 laa1 粵   "help yourself" at dinner table
desc 在一起 zoi6 jat1 hei2 zai4 yi1 qi3 國   be together
desc 了不起 liu5 bat1 hei2 liao3 bu5 qi3 國   amazing; terrific; extraordinary
desc 小起重機 siu2 hei2 cung4 gei1 xiao3 qi3 zhong4 ji1   a jack (for lifting heavy objects)
desc 起重機 hei2 cung5 gei1 qi3 zhong4 ji1   crane
desc 提前起爆 tai4 cin4 hei2 baau3 ti2 qian2 qi3 bao4   "fizzle" (atomic bomb misfire); preinitiation
desc 垂直起飛 seoi4 zik6 hei2 fei1 chui2 zhi2 qi3 fei1   vertical take-off
desc 起電 hei2 din6 qi3 dian4   charge
desc 看起來 hon3 hei2 loi4 kan4 qi3 lai2   [idiom] looks as if (based on what is known so far)
desc 不起眼 bat1 hei2 ngaan5 bu4 qi3 yan3 國   [adj] not conspicuous; unremarkable
desc 白手起家 baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 bai2 shou3 qi3 jia1   to start from scratch; to build from nothing
desc 負擔得起 fu6 daam1 dak1 hei2 fu4 dan1 de2 qi3   to afford; affordable
desc 谷起 guk1 hei2 粵   to flex (muscles)
desc 崛起 gwat6 hei2 jue2 qi3   rise abruptly; rise to prominence
desc 拿起 naa4 hei2 na2 qi3   pick up
desc 昇起 sing1 hei2 sheng1 qi3   to rise
desc 包起 baau1 hei2 bao1 qi3   to wrap (roll, fold, or wind together); to sell sb into servitude
desc 龍門起重機 lung4 mun4 hei2 cung5 gei1 long2 men2 qi3 zhong4 ji1   a gantry crane
desc 橋式起重機 kiu4 sik1 hei2 cung5 gei1 qiao2 shi4 qi3 zhong4 ji1   bridge crane; overhead travelling crane
desc 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
desc 組織起來 zou2 zik1 hei2 loi4 zu3 zhi1 qi3 lai2   organize
desc 時起時跌 si4 hei2 si4 dit3   up and down; fluctuate
desc 諗起 nam2 hei2 粵   to think of
desc 起樓 hei2 lau4*2 粵   build houses
desc 的起心肝 dik1 hei2 sam1 gon1 粵   to make a serious effort to do sth (esp when procrastinating about it)
desc 吊起來賣 diu3 hei2 lai4 maai6   to hoard; to have a high opinion of oneself
desc 火起 fo2 hei2   angered, filled with hate
desc 一次起;兩次止 jat1 ci3 hei2 ;loeng5 ci3 zi2   can do once, and not again
desc 農民起義 nung4 man4 hei2 ji6 nong2 min2 qi3 yi4   peasant revolt
desc 風生水起 fung1 saang1 seoi2 hei2   to get rich
desc 講起上嚟 gong2 hei2 soeng5 lei4/lai4 粵   by the way
desc 黑起塊面 haak1 hei2 faai3 min6 粵   carry an angry face
desc 考起 haau2 hei2   a "beats me" reply to a question
desc 起菜 hei2 coi3 qi3 cai4   to serve food; to use abusive language
desc 起釘 hei2 deng1   (lit.) pulling nails; (slang) to collect an interest payment (as in loansharking)
desc 起雞皮 hei2 gai1 pei4   getting goose bumps (lit., "raise the chicken skin")
desc 起手 hei2 sau2 qi3 shou3   set about doing something
desc 起市 hei2 si5   high-priced, arrogant
desc 起水 hei2 seoi2   "wet" and horny (of a woman); having one's menstrual period
desc 起屋 hei2 uk1 粵   to build a house
desc 笑起上嚟 siu3 hei2 soeng5 lai4 粵   when one smiles
desc 喚起 wun6 hei2 huan4 qi3   to arouse; to call; to recall
desc 掀起 hin1 hei2 xian1 qi3   [v] lift, raise in height, begin, start, surge, cause to surge, set off (a movement, etc.)
desc 車唔起火 ce1 m4 hei2 fo2 粵   the car doesn't start
desc 想不起 soeng2 bat1 hei2 xiang3 bu4 qi3 國   can't remember; have forgotten
desc 吊起 diu3 hei2 diao4 qi3   to hoist
desc 起飛腳 hei2 fei1 goek3   betray one's boss by setting up a similar business
desc 起腳過高 hei2 goek3 gwo3 gou1   raising the foot too high (as in soccer)
desc 萬丈高樓平地起 maan6 zoeng6 gou1 lau4 ping4 dei6 hei2   the journey of a thousand miles starts with one step
desc 早睡早起 zou2 seoi6 zou2 hei2 zao3 shui4 zao3 qi3   to keep early hours
desc 起見 hei2 gin3 qi3 jian4   sake; purpose; means to an end
desc 起勢 hei2 sai3 粵   continuously; vigorously
desc 起尾注 hei2 mei5 zyu3 粵   take over (the good things)
desc 梳起 so1 hei2 shu1 qi3 粵   a spinster, a woman who has no intention of getting married
desc 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
desc 秋風起 cau1 fung1 hei2   metaphor for the arrival of autumn (lit., "when the autumn winds blow")
desc 起跌 hei2 dit3   up and down; fluctuate
desc 親起 can3 hei2 粵   set off
desc 起程 hei2 cing4 qi3 cheng2   to leave, set out, start on a journey
desc 一起嗌 jat1 hei2 aai3 粵   "let's shout together" (as a command to chant)
desc 起床號 hei2 cong4 hou6 qi3 chuang2 hao4   reveille
desc 想起來 soeng2 hei2 loi4 xiang3 qi3 lai2   to recall; to remember
desc 掖起 jip3 hei2 粵   to roll up (e.g., as in trouser cuffs)
desc 吊起嚟賣 diu3 hei2 lei4 maai6 粵   to speculate by hoarding sth (which drives the price up)
desc 而起 ji4 hei2 er2 qi3   because of; arising from
desc 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃 zou2 hei2 dik1 niu5 ji4 jau5 cung4 hek3   the early bird catches the worm
desc 打起 daa2 hei2 粵   add; addition; stack up
desc 勃起 but6 hei2 bo2 qi3   erection; to have an erection
desc 豎起 syu6 hei2 shu4 qi3   to hold up (high); to raise up
desc 繑起 kiu5 hei2 粵   to corner sb; to put sb in a difficult position
desc 即日起 zik1 jat6 hei2 ji2 ri4 qi3   beginning today
desc 平起平坐 ping4 hei2 ping4 zo6 ping2 qi3 ping2 zuo4   be equal; of two people to have equal status
desc 長跪不起 coeng4 gwai6 bat1 hei2 chang2 gui4 bu4 qi3   to kneel for a long time and refuse to get up
desc 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
desc 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
desc 奮起餘勇 fan5 hei2 jyu4 jung5 fen4 qi3 yu2 yong3   muster together the little courage one has left
desc 坐言起行 zo6 jin4 hei2 hang4 zuo4 yan2 qi3 xing2   to put words into action; to match one's words with action
desc 大起大落 daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6 da4 qi3 da4 luo4   big up's and down's
desc 托起 tok3 hei2 粵   support; introduce
desc 起踭 hei2 zaang1 qi3 zheng1 粵   to elbow sb.; to strike with one's elbow
desc 揦起塊面 laa2 hei2 faai3 min6 la2 qi3 kuai4 mian4 粵   to pull a long face
desc 叫起手 giu3 hei2 sau2 jiao4 qi3 shou3 粵   when needed
desc 一句起，兩句止 jat1 geoi3 hei2, loeng5 geoi3 zi2 yi1 ju4 qi3, liang3 ju4 zhi3 粵   unable to maintain a long conversation; unsociable
desc 趷起身 gat6 hei2 san1 粵   lean forward
desc 輸錢皆因贏錢起 syu1 cin4*2 gaai1 jan1 jeng4 cin4*2 hei2 shu1 qian2 jie1 yin1 ying2 qian2 qi3 粵   losing money always begins with winning money
desc 看不起 hon3 bat1 hei2 kan4 bu4 qi3   to look down upon, to despise
desc 勾起 ngau1 hei2 gou1 qi3   evoke; call to mind
desc 嬲到彈起 nau1 dou3 daan6 hei2 粵   hopping mad
desc 起色 hei2 sik1 qi3 se4   get better; look better; improve
desc 起骨 hei2 gwat1 qi3 gu3 粵   bone; debone; remove bones from
desc 起痰 hei2 taam4 qi3 tan2 粵   think lustful thoughts about a beautiful woman
desc 扯起 ce2 hei2 che2 qi3   hoist
desc 比起 bei2 hei2 bi3 qi3   compared with
desc 舉起 geoi2 hei2 ju3 qi3   heave, raise up, uphold
desc 惹起 je5 hei2 re3 qi3   provoke, incite, stir up, arouse (attention)
desc 由低做起 jau4 dai1 zou6 hei2 you2 di1 zuo4 qi3 粵   start from a low position
desc 搦得起，放得低 lik1 dak1 hei2 fong3 dak1 dai1 nuo4 de2 qi3 fang4 de2 di1 粵   to be adaptable to circumstances; be flexible
desc 單起隻眼 daan1 hei2 zek3 ngaan5 dan1 qi3 zhi1 yan3 粵   wink
desc 起駕 hei2 gaa3 qi3 jia4   mount imperial carriage and depart
desc 萬事起頭難 maan6 si6 hei2 tau4 naan4 wan4 shi4 qi3 tou2 nan2 粵   everything is difficult in its beginning stages
desc 起誓 hei2 sai6 qi3 shi4   to swear; to vow
desc 鼓起勇氣 gu2 hei2 jung5 hei3 gu3 qi3 yong3 qi4   muster up courage
desc 起居飲食 hei2 geoi1 jam2 sik6 qi3 ju1 yin3 shi2   activities of daily life
desc 起跑線 hei2 paau2 sin3 qi3 pao3 xian4   the starting line (of a race); scratch line (in a relay race)
desc 無風不起浪 mou4 fung1 bat1 hei2 long6 wu2 feng1 bu4 qi3 lang4   no smoke without fire
desc 唔起眼 m4 hei2 ngaan5 wu2 qi3 yan3 粵   unattractive; nondescript
desc 講起嚟一疋布咁長 gong2 hei2 lai4 jat1 pat1 bou3 gam3 coeng4 粵   it is a long story to tell
desc 翩翩起舞 pin1 pin1 hei2 mou5 pian1 pian1 qi3 wu3   dance lightly and gracefully
desc 垂直起落飛機 seoi4 zik6 hei2 lok6 fei1 gei1 chui2 zhi2 qi3 luo4 fei1 ji1   VTOL aircraft
desc 起腱 hei2 zin2   aponeurosis of origin
desc 起莊牌 hei2 zong1 paai4*2 qi3 zhuang1 pai2   (mahjong) starting point indicator
desc 波瀾起伏 bo1 laan4 hei2 fuk6 bo1 lan2 qi3 fu2   of a piece of writing with one climax following another
desc 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
desc 武昌起義 mou5 coeng1 hei2 ji6 wu3 chang1 qi3 yi4   Wuchang Uprising
desc 秋收起義 cau1 sau1 hei2 ji6 qiu1 shou1 qi3 yi4   Autumn Harvest Uprising
desc 起嚟 hei2 lai4 qi3 li2 粵   upward; beginning to
desc 疊起 dip6 hei2 die2 qi3   to stack up
desc 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!)
desc 起搏器 hei2 bok3 hei3 qi3 bo2 qi4   pacemaker
desc 心臟起搏器 sam1 zong6 hei2 bok3 hei3 xin1 zang4 qi3 bo2 qi4   cardiac pacemaker
desc 起落架 hei2 lok6 gaa2 qi3 luo4 jia4   undercarriage; landing gear
desc 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
Found 25 Chinese Examples for "起"
desc 對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。 國 I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.
desc 唔好惹起我把火呀！ 粵 Don't aggravate me !
desc 佢畀唔起人工 粵 He can't pay the wages
desc 跌親就企返起身啦！ 粵 If you fall over, get back up again!
desc 有個叫平仔嘅學生起身 粵 A student called Ping stood up.
desc 個男仔挖起棵樹樁 粵 The boy digs up a tree stump.
desc 㨆起啲行李 粵 Stack the luggage in a pile.
desc 我聽日七點鐘要起身。 粵 I need to wake up at 7 o'clock tomorrow.
desc 呢件事關重大，佢擔唔擔戴得起啊? Is he able to bear the responsibility of such an important matter?
desc 佢笑起上嚟會殺死人。 粵 She has a killer smile.
desc 佢一句話﹐引到成屋人都笑起嚟。 粵 His remark set everyone in the house roaring with laughter.
desc 講起嚟﹐我都識何先生。 粵 Now you come to mention it, I know Mr Ho as well.
desc 對得起朋友 be a true friend
desc 一隻手就掅起桶水 粵 He lifts up a bucket of water with just one hand.
desc 我返到屋企起勢噉飲水。 粵 I drank water unceasingly on returning home.
desc 佢起勢噉做晒啲嘢 粵 He finished the work with vigour.
desc 件事講起嚟真係一疋布咁長。 粵 It's a long incident/story to talk about.
desc 有時廣東話講起上嚟都幾繑口 粵 Sometimes Cantonese can be very hard to pronounce.
desc 早睡早起身體好。 It is good for our body's health to sleep and get up early.
desc 佢連車都買唔起, 何況係買屋 粵 He can't afford a car, let alone a house.
desc 三萬蚊買起佢，易如反掌 粵 Thirty thousand dollars to get someone to kill him, its easy.
desc 提起件事我就覺得唏噓 粵 Bringing up that issue makes me feel sad.
desc 佢老婆起佢尾注擸晒啲錢跟佬走咗 粵 His wife took all his money and eloped with another man already.
desc 為你的安全起見 國 For the sake of your safety
desc 呢件事睇起嚟好困難﹐但係做落去好容易。 粵 This task seems quite difficult, but doing it is really easy.

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