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

verb

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
掀起

This word has been viewed 1443 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 26th Nov 2007 22:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03
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Characters in this word:

 hin1  -  lift; launch; topple
 hei2  -  rise; stand up; begin; build; remove; draft

1 compounds containing this word:

掀起高潮 - raise to a climax
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