| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 起 | 起 | qǐ | - to rise - to raise - to get up - to set out - to start - to appear - to launch - to initiate (action) - to draft - to establish - to get (from a depot or counter) - verb suffix, to start - (before place or time) starting from - classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance - classifier for groups: batch, group |
| 一起 | 一起 | yīqǐ | - in the same place - together - with - altogether (in total) |
| 再起 | 再起 | zàiqǐ | - to arise again - to make a comeback - resurgence |
| 凸起 | 凸起 | tūqǐ | - convex - protruding - to protrude - to bulge - to buckle upwards |
| 勃起 | 勃起 | bóqǐ | - erection - to have an erection |
| 勾起 | 勾起 | gōuqǐ | - to evoke - to induce - to call to mind - to pick up with a hook |
| 升起 | 升起 | shēngqǐ | - to raise - to hoist - to rise |
| 卷起 | 卷起 | juǎnqǐ | - to roll up - to curl up - to furl (a flag, umbrella etc) - to swirl (of dust, wind, sandstorm etc) - twist (in gymnastics) |
| 吊起 | 吊起 | diàoqǐ | - to hoist |
| 吴起 | 吳起 | WúQǐ | - Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of Wuzi 吳子|吴子[Wu2 zi3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] |
| 吴起 | 吳起 | Wúqǐ | - Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi |
| 唤起 | 喚起 | huànqǐ | - to waken (to action) - to rouse (the masses) - to evoke (attention, recollection etc) |
| 四起 | 四起 | sìqǐ | - to spring up everywhere - from all around |
| 围起 | 圍起 | wéiqǐ | - to surround - to encircle - to enclose - to fence in |
| 奋起 | 奮起 | fènqǐ | - to rise vigorously - a spirited start |
| 崛起 | 崛起 | juéqǐ | - to rise abruptly (to a towering position) - to tower over - to spring up - to emerge suddenly - the emergence (e.g. of a power) |
| 引起 | 引起 | yǐnqǐ | - to give rise to - to lead to - to cause - to arouse |
| 想起 | 想起 | xiǎngqǐ | - to recall - to think of - to call to mind |
| 惹起 | 惹起 | rěqǐ | - provoke, incite - stir up - arouse (attention) |
| 抬起 | 抬起 | táiqǐ | - to lift up |
| 拎起 | 拎起 | līnqǐ | - to pick up (from the ground with one's hands) |
| 拿起 | 拿起 | náqǐ | - to pick up |
| 挑起 | 挑起 | tiǎoqǐ | - to provoke - to stir up - to incite |
| 卷起 | 捲起 | juǎnqǐ | - variant of 卷起[juan3 qi3] |
| 掀起 | 掀起 | xiānqǐ | - to lift - to raise in height - to begin - upsurge - to set off (a campaign) |
| 拣起 | 揀起 | jiǎnqǐ | - to pick up |
| 提起 | 提起 | tíqǐ | - to mention - to speak of - to lift - to pick up - to arouse - to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc) |
| 扬起 | 揚起 | yángqǐ | - to raise one's head - to perk up |
| 撩起 | 撩起 | liāoqǐ | - to raise - to lift up (curtains, clothing etc) |
| 早起 | 早起 | zǎoqǐ | - to get up early |
| 比起 | 比起 | bǐqǐ | - compared with |
| 浮起 | 浮起 | fúqǐ | - to float - to emerge |
| 涌起 | 湧起 | yǒngqǐ | - to well up - to boil out - to bubble forth - to spurt |
| 源起 | 源起 | yuánqǐ | - to originate |
| 激起 | 激起 | jīqǐ | - to arouse - to evoke - to cause - to stir up |
| 燃起 | 燃起 | ránqǐ | - to ignite - to light - fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution) |
| 特起 | 特起 | tèqǐ | - to appear on the scene - to arise suddenly |
| 发起 | 發起 | fāqǐ | - to originate - to initiate - to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) - to start - to propose sth (for the first time) |
| 白起 | 白起 | BáiQǐ | - Bai Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國|秦国, the victor at 長平|长平 in 260 BC - same as 公孫起|公孙起 |
| 皱起 | 皺起 | zhòuqǐ | - to purse - to pucker (up) |
| 突起 | 突起 | tūqǐ | - to appear suddenly - projection - bit sticking out |
| 站起 | 站起 | zhànqǐ | - to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse) - to stand - to spring up |
| 缘起 | 緣起 | yuánqǐ | - origin |
| 翘起 | 翹起 | qiàoqǐ | - to stick up - to point sth up |
| 肩起 | 肩起 | jiānqǐ | - to bear - to shoulder (responsibilities etc) |
| 胀起 | 脹起 | zhàngqǐ | - bulge |
| 兴起 | 興起 | xīngqǐ | - to rise - to spring up - to burgeon - to be aroused - to come into vogue |
| 举起 | 舉起 | jǔqǐ | - to heave - to lift - to raise up - to uphold |
| 蔚起 | 蔚起 | wèiqǐ | - (literary) to mushroom - to flourish |
| 蜂起 | 蜂起 | fēngqǐ | - to swarm - to rise in masses |
| 记起 | 記起 | jìqǐ | - to recall - to recollect |
| 说起 | 說起 | shuōqǐ | - to mention - to bring up (a subject) - with regard to - as for |
| 竖起 | 豎起 | shùqǐ | - to erect (a tent etc) - to prick up (one's ears) - to raise (one's eyebrows) - to stick up (one's thumb) - to turn up (one's collar) - (of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers) |
| 起亚 | 起亞 | Qǐyà | - Kia (Motors) |
| 起伏 | 起伏 | qǐfú | - to move up and down - to undulate - ups and downs |
| 起来 | 起來 | qǐlai | - to stand up - to get up |
| 起来 | 起來 | qilai | - (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state - indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]) - bringing things together (e.g. after 收拾[shou1 shi5]) - (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgement |
| 起价 | 起價 | qǐjià | - initial price (e.g. for the first kilometer) - prices starting from |
| 起先 | 起先 | qǐxiān | - at first - in the beginning |
| 起初 | 起初 | qǐchū | - originally - at first - at the outset |
| 起劲 | 起勁 | qǐjìn | - vigorously - energetically - enthusiastically |
| 起动 | 起動 | qǐdòng | - to start up (a motor) - to launch (a computer application) |
| 起司 | 起司 | qǐsī | - cheese (loanword) (Tw) |
| 起名 | 起名 | qǐmíng | - to name - to christen - to take a name |
| 起因 | 起因 | qǐyīn | - cause - a factor (leading to an effect) |
| 起士 | 起士 | qǐshì | - cheese (loanword) (Tw) |
| 起始 | 起始 | qǐshǐ | - to originate |
| 起子 | 起子 | qǐzi | - baking soda (used to leaven bread) - screwdriver - bottle opener |
| 起家 | 起家 | qǐjiā | - to start out by - to grow an enterprise beginning with - to begin one's career by |
| 起小 | 起小 | qǐxiǎo | - since childhood |
| 起居 | 起居 | qǐjū | - everyday life - regular pattern of life |
| 起床 | 起床 | qǐchuáng | - to get out of bed - to get up |
| 起意 | 起意 | qǐyì | - to conceive a scheme - to devise a plan |
| 起扑 | 起撲 | qǐpū | - chip shot (golf) |
| 起敬 | 起敬 | qǐjìng | - to feel respect |
| 起步 | 起步 | qǐbù | - to set out - to set in motion - the start (of some activity) |
| 起毛 | 起毛 | qǐmáo | - fluff - lint - to feel nervous |
| 起泡 | 起泡 | qǐpào | - to bubble - to foam - to blister - to sprout boils (on one's body) - sparkling (wine etc) |
| 起源 | 起源 | qǐyuán | - origin - to originate - to come from |
| 起火 | 起火 | qǐhuǒ | - to catch fire - to cook - to get angry |
| 起爆 | 起爆 | qǐbào | - to explode - to set off an explosion - to detonate |
| 起用 | 起用 | qǐyòng | - to promote - to reinstate (in a position or job) |
| 起皮 | 起皮 | qǐpí | - (of skin) to peel |
| 起码 | 起碼 | qǐmǎ | - at the minimum - at the very least |
| 起磁 | 起磁 | qǐcí | - magnetization - to magnetize |
| 起程 | 起程 | qǐchéng | - to set out - to leave |
| 起稿 | 起稿 | qǐgǎo | - to make a draft - to draft (a document) |
| 起立 | 起立 | qǐlì | - to stand - Stand up! |
| 起义 | 起義 | qǐyì | - uprising - insurrection - revolt |
| 起航 | 起航 | qǐháng | - (of a ship) to set sail - (of an aeroplane) to take off - also written 啟航|启航[qi3 hang2] |
| 起草 | 起草 | qǐcǎo | - to make a draft - to draw up (plans) |
| 起落 | 起落 | qǐluò | - to rise and fall - take-off and landing - ups and downs |
| 起见 | 起見 | qǐjiàn | - motive - purpose - (sth) being the motive or purpose |
| 起讫 | 起訖 | qǐqì | - beginning and end (dates) |
| 起诉 | 起訴 | qǐsù | - to sue - to bring a lawsuit against - to prosecute |
| 起誓 | 起誓 | qǐshì | - to vow - to swear an oath |
| 起课 | 起課 | qǐkè | - to practice divination |
| 起讲 | 起講 | qǐjiǎng | - to start a story |
| 起跑 | 起跑 | qǐpǎo | - to start running - the start of a race |
| 起身 | 起身 | qǐshēn | - to get up - to leave - to set forth |
| 起迄 | 起迄 | qǐqì | - start and end (dates) - origin and destination |
| 起运 | 起運 | qǐyùn | - variant of 啟運|启运[qi3 yun4] |
| 起锚 | 起錨 | qǐmáo | - to weigh anchor |
| 起降 | 起降 | qǐjiàng | - (of aircraft) to take off and land |
| 起头 | 起頭 | qǐtóu | - to start - at first - beginning |
| 起飞 | 起飛 | qǐfēi | - (of an aircraft) to take off |
| 起哄 | 起鬨 | qǐhòng | - to heckle - rowdy jeering - to create a disturbance |
| 起点 | 起點 | qǐdiǎn | - starting point |
| 迭起 | 迭起 | diéqǐ | - continuously arising - to arise repeatedly |
| 钱起 | 錢起 | QiánQǐ | - Qian Qi (flourished c. 751), Tang Dynasty poet |
| 闭起 | 閉起 | bìqǐ | - to shut |
| 隆起 | 隆起 | lóngqǐ | - to swell - to bulge |
| 雄起 | 雄起 | xióngqǐ | - (cry of encouragement) - to arise - to stand up - to gain the ascendancy - Come on! |
| 惊起 | 驚起 | jīngqǐ | - to start in surprise - to give a jolt of surprise |
| 高起 | 高起 | gāoqǐ | - to rise high - to spring up |
| 鼓起 | 鼓起 | gǔqǐ | - to drum up - to call up - to muster - to summon up (courage etc) - to stimulate |
| 不起眼 | 不起眼 | bùqǐyǎn | - unremarkable - nothing out of the ordinary |
| 了不起 | 了不起 | liǎobuqǐ | - amazing - terrific - extraordinary |
| 伤不起 | 傷不起 | shāngbùqǐ | - (slang) it's just the pits! - so unfair! - unbearable |
| 公孙起 | 公孫起 | GōngsūnQǐ | - Gongsun Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦國|秦国, the victor at 長平|长平 in 260 BC - same as Bai Qi 白起 |
| 吴起县 | 吳起縣 | Wúqǐxiàn | - Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi |
| 在一起 | 在一起 | zàiyīqǐ | - together |
| 奋起湖 | 奮起湖 | Fènqǐhú | - Fenchihu, town in Chiayi County, Taiwan |
| 好起来 | 好起來 | hǎoqǐlai | - to get better - to improve - to get well |
| 对不起 | 對不起 | duìbuqǐ | - unworthy - to let down - I'm sorry - excuse me - pardon me - if you please - sorry? (please repeat) |
| 对得起 | 對得起 | duìdeqǐ | - not to let sb down - to treat sb fairly - be worthy of |
| 想起来 | 想起來 | xiǎngqilai | - to remember - to recall |
| 惹不起 | 惹不起 | rěbuqǐ | - can't afford to offend - dare not provoke - difficult to deal with - insufferable |
| 拼起来 | 拼起來 | pīnqilai | - to put together |
| 没起子 | 沒起子 | méiqǐzi | - (dialect) (of a person) useless - pathetic - spineless |
| 发起人 | 發起人 | fāqǐrén | - proposer - initiator - founding member |
| 看不起 | 看不起 | kànbuqǐ | - to look down upon - to despise |
| 看得起 | 看得起 | kàndeqǐ | - to show respect for - to think highly of |
| 看起来 | 看起來 | kànqǐlái | - seemingly - apparently - looks as if - appear to be - gives the impression that - seems on the face of it to be |
| 瞧不起 | 瞧不起 | qiáobùqǐ | - to look down upon - to hold in contempt |
| 磨起泡 | 磨起泡 | móqǐpào | - friction blister |
| 禁不起 | 禁不起 | jīnbuqǐ | - to be unable to stand |
| 突起部 | 突起部 | tūqǐbù | - bit sticking out - projection |
| 站起来 | 站起來 | zhànqǐlai | - to stand up |
| 经不起 | 經不起 | jīngbuqǐ | - can't stand it - to be unable to bear - to be unable to resist |
| 经得起 | 經得起 | jīngdeqǐ | - to be able to withstand - to be able to endure |
| 联想起 | 聯想起 | liánxiǎngqǐ | - to associate - to think of |
| 听起来 | 聽起來 | tīngqilai | - to sound like |
| 虎起脸 | 虎起臉 | hǔqǐliǎn | - to take a fierce look |
| 买不起 | 買不起 | mǎibuqǐ | - cannot afford - can't afford buying |
| 起动钮 | 起動鈕 | qǐdòngniǔ | - starter button - on switch |
| 起名儿 | 起名兒 | qǐmíngr | - erhua variant of 起名[qi3 ming2] |
| 起小兒 | 起小儿 | qǐxiǎor | - erhua variant of 起小[qi3 xiao3] |
| 起居室 | 起居室 | qǐjūshì | - living room - sitting room |
| 起床号 | 起床號 | qǐchuángháo | - reveille |
| 起搏器 | 起搏器 | qǐbóqì | - artificial pacemaker |
| 起扑杆 | 起撲桿 | qǐpūgān | - chipper (golf) |
| 起模范 | 起模範 | qǐmófàn | - to set an example |
| 起泡沫 | 起泡沫 | qǐpàomò | - to emit bubbles - to bubble - to foam (with rage) - to seethe |
| 起皱纹 | 起皺紋 | qǐzhòuwén | - to shrivel |
| 起落场 | 起落場 | qǐluòchǎng | - airfield - take-off and landing strip |
| 起落架 | 起落架 | qǐluòjià | - undercarriage |
| 起诉员 | 起訴員 | qǐsùyuán | - prosecutor |
| 起诉书 | 起訴書 | qǐsùshū | - indictment (law) - statement of charges (law) |
| 起诉者 | 起訴者 | qǐsùzhě | - plaintiff |
| 起跑线 | 起跑線 | qǐpǎoxiàn | - the starting line (of a race) - scratch line (in a relay race) |
| 起造员 | 起造員 | qǐzàoyuán | - draftsman - draughtsman |
| 起重机 | 起重機 | qǐzhòngjī | - crane |
| 起钉器 | 起釘器 | qǐdīngqì | - staple remover |
| 起云剂 | 起雲劑 | qǐyúnjì | - clouding agent - emulsifier |
| 起电机 | 起電機 | qǐdiànjī | - electric generator - dynamo |
| 起点线 | 起點線 | qǐdiǎnxiàn | - starting line |
| 躲不起 | 躲不起 | duǒbuqǐ | - can't avoid - can't hide from - unavoidable |
| 输不起 | 輸不起 | shūbùqǐ | - cannot bear to lose - poor loser (i.e. sb who gets angry on losing) - cannot afford to lose |
| 零起点 | 零起點 | língqǐdiǎn | - from zero - from scratch - beginners' (course) - for beginners |
| 一哄而起 | 一哄而起 | yīhōngérqǐ | - (of a group of people) to rush into action |
| 一病不起 | 一病不起 | yībìngbùqǐ | - to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom) |
| 一跃而起 | 一躍而起 | yīyuèérqǐ | - to jump up suddenly - to bound up - to rise up in one bound |
| 不起眼儿 | 不起眼兒 | bùqǐyǎnr | - erhua variant of 不起眼[bu4 qi3 yan3] |
| 人民起义 | 人民起義 | rénmínqǐyì | - popular uprising |
| 人类起源 | 人類起源 | rénlèiqǐyuán | - origin of mankind |
| 仰卧起坐 | 仰臥起坐 | yǎngwòqǐzuò | - sit-up (physical exercise) |
| 勤俭起家 | 勤儉起家 | qínjiǎnqǐjiā | - to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom) |
| 南昌起义 | 南昌起義 | NánchāngQǐyì | - Nanchang Uprising, 1st August 1927, the beginning of military revolt by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War |
| 另起炉灶 | 另起爐灶 | lìngqǐlúzào | - lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch - back to square one - to start of on a new path |
| 商飙徐起 | 商飆徐起 | shāngbiāoxúqǐ | - the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom) |
| 壮起胆子 | 壯起膽子 | zhuàngqǐdǎnzi | - to proceed with sth even though scared - to put on a brave face |
| 大起大落 | 大起大落 | dàqǐdàluò | - (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom) - volatile - significant ups and downs - roller coaster |
| 夹起尾巴 | 夾起尾巴 | jiāqǐwěiba | - to tuck one's tail between one's legs - fig. to back down - in a humiliating situation |
| 奋起直追 | 奮起直追 | fènqǐzhízhuī | - to catch up vigorously - to set off in hot pursuit |
| 小起重机 | 小起重機 | xiǎoqǐzhòngjī | - jack |
| 崛地而起 | 崛地而起 | juédìérqǐ | - lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature |
| 平地起家 | 平地起家 | píngdìqǐjiā | - to start from scratch (idiom) |
| 平起平坐 | 平起平坐 | píngqǐpíngzuò | - to be on an equal footing |
| 后起之秀 | 後起之秀 | hòuqǐzhīxiù | - an up-and coming youngster - new talent - a brilliant younger generation |
| 后院起火 | 後院起火 | hòuyuànqǐhuǒ | - a fire in one's backyard - conflict close to home |
| 思潮起伏 | 思潮起伏 | sīcháoqǐfú | - thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom) - different thoughts coming to mind |
| 承上起下 | 承上起下 | chéngshàngqǐxià | - to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition - forming a bridge between earlier and later stages |
| 投袂而起 | 投袂而起 | tóumèiérqǐ | - lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom) - fig. to get excited and move to action |
| 拍案而起 | 拍案而起 | pāiànérqǐ | - lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether - unable to take it any more |
| 排起长队 | 排起長隊 | páiqǐchángduì | - to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting) |
| 提前起爆 | 提前起爆 | tíqiánqǐbào | - "fizzle" (atomic bomb misfire) - preinitiation |
| 提起公诉 | 提起公訴 | tíqǐgōngsù | - to raise a charge - to sue - to institute proceedings |
| 提起精神 | 提起精神 | tíqǐjīngshen | - to raise one's spirits - to take courage |
| 支付不起 | 支付不起 | zhīfùbùqǐ | - to be unable to pay - unaffordable |
| 支付得起 | 支付得起 | zhīfùdéqǐ | - to be able to pay - affordable |
| 早睡早起 | 早睡早起 | zǎoshuìzǎoqǐ | - early to bed, early to rise - to keep early hours |
| 东山再起 | 東山再起 | dōngshānzàiqǐ | - lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback |
| 此伏彼起 | 此伏彼起 | cǐfúbǐqǐ | - see 此起彼伏[ci3 qi3 bi3 fu2] |
| 此起彼伏 | 此起彼伏 | cǐqǐbǐfú | - up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession - no sooner one subsides, the next arises - repeating continuously - occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc) |
| 此起彼落 | 此起彼落 | cǐqǐbǐluò | - to rise and fall in succession (idiom) - repeating continuously |
| 武昌起义 | 武昌起義 | WǔchāngQǐyì | - Wuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, which led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai Revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty |
| 民变峰起 | 民變峰起 | mínbiànfēngqǐ | - seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances |
| 波澜起伏 | 波瀾起伏 | bōlánqǐfú | - one climax follows another (of thrilling story) |
| 满嘴起疱 | 滿嘴起皰 | mǎnzuǐqǐpào | - to have lips covered in blisters |
| 烽火四起 | 烽火四起 | fēnghuǒsìqǐ | - the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war |
| 烽烟四起 | 烽煙四起 | fēngyānsìqǐ | - lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war |
| 物种起源 | 物種起源 | wùzhǒngqǐyuán | - Charles Darwin's Origin of Species |
| 狼烟四起 | 狼煙四起 | lángyānsìqǐ | - fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war |
| 异军突起 | 異軍突起 | yìjūntūqǐ | - to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom) |
| 白手起家 | 白手起家 | báishǒuqǐjiā | - to build up from nothing - to start from scratch |
| 秋收起义 | 秋收起義 | Qiūshōuqǐyì | - Autumn Harvest Uprising |
| 罐头起子 | 罐頭起子 | guàntouqǐzi | - can opener |
| 翩翩起舞 | 翩翩起舞 | piānpiānqǐwǔ | - (to start) dancing lightly and gracefully |
| 聚在一起 | 聚在一起 | jùzàiyīqǐ | - to get together |
| 闻鸡起舞 | 聞雞起舞 | wénjīqǐwǔ | - to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom) - to be diligent in one's studies |
| 肃然起敬 | 肅然起敬 | sùránqǐjìng | - to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom) |
| 螺丝起子 | 螺絲起子 | luósīqǐzi | - screwdriver |
| 见财起意 | 見財起意 | jiàncáiqǐyì | - seeing riches provokes evil designs |
| 竖起耳朵 | 豎起耳朵 | shùqǐěrduo | - to prick up one's ears - to strain to hear sth |
| 负担不起 | 負擔不起 | fùdānbuqǐ | - cannot afford - cannot bear the burden |
| 起司蛋糕 | 起司蛋糕 | qǐsīdàngāo | - cheesecake |
| 起士蛋糕 | 起士蛋糕 | qǐshìdàngāo | - cheesecake |
| 起居作息 | 起居作息 | qǐjūzuòxī | - lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom) - fig. everyday life - daily routine - to go about one's daily life |
| 起早贪黑 | 起早貪黑 | qǐzǎotānhēi | - to rise early and sleep late |
| 起死回生 | 起死回生 | qǐsǐhuíshēng | - to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery |
| 起落装置 | 起落裝置 | qǐluòzhuāngzhì | - aircraft take-off and landing gear |
| 起重葫芦 | 起重葫蘆 | qǐchónghúlu | - hoist pulley |
| 起飞弹射 | 起飛彈射 | qǐfēitánshè | - take-off catapult (on aircraft carrier) |
| 农民起义 | 農民起義 | nóngmínqǐyì | - peasant revolt |
| 过早起爆 | 過早起爆 | guòzǎoqǐbào | - preinitiation |
| 重起炉灶 | 重起爐竈 | chóngqǐlúzào | - to start over from scratch (idiom) |
| 金田起义 | 金田起義 | Jīntiánqǐyì | - Jintian Uprising |
| 风起潮涌 | 風起潮湧 | fēngqǐcháoyǒng | - lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up - turbulent times - violent development (idiom) |
| 风起云涌 | 風起雲湧 | fēngqǐyúnyǒng | - lit. rising winds, scudding clouds (idiom); turbulent times - violent development |
| 高潮迭起 | 高潮迭起 | gāocháodiéqǐ | - each new high point replaced by another - (of a movie etc) one climax after another |
| 黄巢起义 | 黃巢起義 | HuángCháoqǐyì | - Huang Chao peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang, led by Huang Chao |
| 黄巾起义 | 黃巾起義 | HuángjīnQǐyì | - Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184) |
| 鼓起勇气 | 鼓起勇氣 | gǔqǐyǒngqì | - to take courage |
| 平地起风波 | 平地起風波 | píngdìqǐfēngbō | - trouble appearing from nowhere - unforeseen situation |
| 无风不起浪 | 無風不起浪 | wúfēngbùqǐlàng | - lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason - no smoke without fire |
| 经不起推究 | 經不起推究 | jīngbùqǐtuījiū | - does not bear examination |
| 群起而攻之 | 群起而攻之 | qúnqǐérgōngzhī | - the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea. - universally abhorrent |
| 万事起头难 | 萬事起頭難 | wànshìqǐtóunán | - the first step is the hardest (idiom) |
| 竖起大拇指 | 豎起大拇指 | shùqǐdàmuzhǐ | - to give a thumbs-up - to express one's approval |
| 黄花岗起义 | 黃花崗起義 | Huánghuāgǎngqǐyì | - Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 in Guangzhou, one a long series of unsuccessful uprisings of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party |
| 勃起功能障碍 | 勃起功能障礙 | bóqǐgōngnéngzhàngài | - erectile dysfunction (ED) |
| 垂直起落飞机 | 垂直起落飛機 | chuízhíqǐluòfēijī | - vertical take-off and landing aircraft |
| 扶不起的阿斗 | 扶不起的阿斗 | fúbùqǐdeĀdǒu | - weak and inept person - hopeless case |
| 拿得起放得下 | 拿得起放得下 | nádeqǐfàngdexià | - to be adaptable to circumstances (idiom) |
| 东太平洋隆起 | 東太平洋隆起 | DōngTàipíngyánglóngqǐ | - East Pacific rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California down to Antarctica) |
| 短距起落飞机 | 短距起落飛機 | duǎnjùqǐluòfēijī | - short take-off and landing aircraft |
| 大会报告起草人 | 大會報告起草人 | dàhuìbàogàoqǐcǎorén | - rapporteur |
| 按下葫芦浮起瓢 | 按下葫蘆浮起瓢 | ànxiàhúlúfúqǐpiáo | - solve one problem only to find another cropping up |
| 万丈高楼平地起 | 萬丈高樓平地起 | wànzhànggāolóupíngdìqǐ | - towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom) - great oaks from little acorns grow |
| 范德格拉夫起电机 | 範德格拉夫起電機 | FàndéGélāfūqǐdiànjī | - Van de Graaff generator |
| 一波未平，一波又起 | 一波未平，一波又起 | yībōwèipíng,yībōyòuqǐ | - before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved - many twists and turns to a story - one thing after another |
| 事不关己，高高挂起 | 事不關己，高高掛起 | shìbùguānjǐ,gāogāoguàqǐ | - to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom) |
| 垂直和短距起落飞机 | 垂直和短距起落飛機 | chuízhíhéduǎnjùqǐluòfēijī | - vertical or short take-off and landing aircraft |
| 搬起石头砸自己的脚 | 搬起石頭砸自己的腳 | bānqǐshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo | - to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom) - hoisted by one's own petard |
| 烽烟四起，战火纷飞 | 烽煙四起，戰火紛飛 | fēngyānsìqǐ,zhànhuǒfēnfēi | - lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war |
| 全世界无产者联合起来 | 全世界無產者聯合起來 | quánshìjièwúchǎnzhěliánhéqǐlai | - Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch! - Workers of the world, unite! |
| 马尾穿豆腐，提不起来 | 馬尾穿豆腐，提不起來 | mǎwěichuāndòufu,tíbuqǐlai | - lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it - fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2]) |
| 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 | 任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺 | rènpíngfēnglàngqǐ,wěnzuòdiàoyútái | - lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation - a cool head in a crisis |
| 饱暖思淫欲，饥寒起盗心 | 飽暖思淫欲，飢寒起盜心 | bǎonuǎnsīyínyù,jīhánqǐdàoxīn | - lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom) |
| 一部二十四史，不知从何说起 | 一部二十四史，不知從何說起 | yībùèrshísìshǐ,bùzhīcónghéshuōqǐ | - It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start. |
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