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案件 案件 [an4 jian4] /case/instance/CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3]/ 4780 1
按下葫蘆浮起瓢 按下葫芦浮起瓢 [an4 xia4 hu2 lu2 fu2 qi3 piao2] /solve one problem only to find another cropping up/ 7107 1
拔地而起 拔地而起 [[ba2di4er2qi3]] /(idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground/ 138 2
白起 白起 [Bai2 Qi3] /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/ 6807 1
白手起家 白手起家 [[bai2shou3-qi3jia1]] /(idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch/ 485 2
搬起石頭砸自己的腳 搬起石头砸自己的脚 [ban1 qi3 shi2 tou5 za2 zi4 ji3 de5 jiao3] /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/ 5328 1
飽暖思淫欲,飢寒起盜心 饱暖思淫欲,饥寒起盗心 [bao3 nuan3 si1 yin2 yu4 , ji1 han2 qi3 dao4 xin1] /lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom)/ 4211 1
比起 比起 [bi3 qi3] /compared with/ 7107 1
閉起 闭起 [bi4 qi3] /to shut/ 6310 1
波瀾起伏 波澜起伏 [bo1 lan2 qi3 fu2] /one climax follows another (of thrilling story)/ 6800 1
勃起 勃起 [bo2 qi3] /erection/to have an erection/ 6431 1
勃起功能障礙 勃起功能障碍 [bo2 qi3 gong1 neng2 zhang4 ai4] /erectile dysfunction (ED)/ 4699 1
不起眼 不起眼 [bu4 qi3 yan3] /unremarkable/nothing out of the ordinary/ 4777 1
不起眼兒 不起眼儿 [bu4 qi3 yan3 r5] /erhua variant of 不起眼[bu4 qi3 yan3]/ 5000 1
慘案 惨案 [can3 an4] /massacre/tragedy/CL:起[qi3]/ 5852 1
車禍 车祸 [[che1huo4]] /traffic accident; car crash/CL:起[qi3]/ 513 2
陳勝 陈胜 [Chen2 Sheng4] /Chen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4]/ 2202 1
陳勝吳廣起義 陈胜吴广起义 [Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4] /Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty/ 2202 1
承上起下 承上起下 [cheng2 shang4 qi3 xia4] /to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition/forming a bridge between earlier and later stages/ 6077 1
重起爐竈 重起炉灶 [chong2 qi3 lu2 zao4] /to start over from scratch (idiom)/ 4489 1
垂直和短距起落飛機 垂直和短距起落飞机 [chui2 zhi2 he2 duan3 ju4 qi3 luo4 fei1 ji1] /vertical or short takeoff and landing aircraft/ 3660 1
垂直起落飛機 垂直起落飞机 [chui2 zhi2 qi3 luo4 fei1 ji1] /vertical takeoff and landing aircraft/ 3660 1
此伏彼起 此伏彼起 [ci3 fu2 bi3 qi3] /see 此起彼伏[ci3 qi3 bi3 fu2]/ 5062 1
此起彼伏 此起彼伏 [ci3 qi3 bi3 fu2] /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)/ 6339 1
此起彼落 此起彼落 [ci3 qi3 bi3 luo4] /to rise and fall in succession (idiom)/repeating continuously/ 5090 1
達爾文 达尔文 [[Da2er3wen2]] /Charles Darwin (1809–1882), British biologist, author of "On the Origin of Species" 物種起源|物种起源[Wu4zhong3 Qi3yuan2]/Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory (Australia)/ 391 2
大起大落 大起大落 [da4 qi3 da4 luo4] /(of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)/volatile/significant ups and downs/roller coaster/ 4654 1
大澤鄉起義 大泽乡起义 [Da4 ze2 xiang1 Qi3 yi4] /Dazexiang Uprising, another name for 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4]/ 2201 1
得起 得起 [[de5qi3]] /(verb complement indicating ability to afford or bear the cost or consequences of doing sth)/ 189 2
吊起 吊起 [diao4 qi3] /to hoist/ 6958 1
迭起 迭起 [die2 qi3] /continuously arising/to arise repeatedly/ 6506 1
東山再起 东山再起 [dong1 shan1 zai4 qi3] /lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback/ 6339 1
東太平洋隆起 东太平洋隆起 [Dong1 Tai4 ping2 Yang2 Long2 qi3] /East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)/ 2524 1
端起碗吃肉,放下筷子罵娘 端起碗吃肉,放下筷子骂娘 [duan1 qi3 wan3 chi1 rou4 , fang4 xia4 kuai4 zi5 ma4 niang2] /lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom)/fig. to complain despite being privileged/to be ungrateful for what one has been given/ 2006 1
短距起落飛機 短距起落飞机 [duan3 ju4 qi3 luo4 fei1 ji1] /short takeoff and landing aircraft/ 3660 1
對得起 对得起 [dui4 de5 qi3] /not to let sb down/to treat sb fairly/be worthy of/ 7000 1
對不起 对不起 [[dui4bu5qi3]] /I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon/to let (sb) down; to disappoint/ 859 2
發起 发起 [fa1 qi3] /to originate/to initiate/to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)/to start/to propose sth (for the first time)/ 6893 1
發起人 发起人 [fa1 qi3 ren2] /proposer/initiator/founding member/ 6893 1
范德格拉夫起電機 范德格拉夫起电机 [Fan4 de2 ge2 la1 fu1 qi3 dian4 ji1] /Van de Graaff generator/ 2511 1
泛起 泛起 [fan4 qi3] /to appear/to emerge/to surface/ 3776 1
范氏起電機 范氏起电机 [Fan4 shi4 qi3 dian4 ji1] /Van de Graaff generator/ 2511 1
奮起 奋起 [fen4 qi3] /to rise vigorously/a spirited start/ 6843 1
奮起直追 奋起直追 [fen4 qi3 zhi2 zhui1] /to catch up vigorously/to set off in hot pursuit/ 6843 1
烽火四起 烽火四起 [feng1 huo3 si4 qi3] /the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war/ 6339 1
蜂起 蜂起 [feng1 qi3] /to swarm/to rise in masses/ 6771 1
風起潮湧 风起潮涌 [feng1 qi3 chao2 yong3] /lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up/turbulent times/violent development (idiom)/ 4514 1
風起雲湧 风起云涌 [feng1 qi3 yun2 yong3] /to surge like a gathering storm (idiom)/to grow by leaps and bounds/ 3110 1
風生水起 风生水起 [feng1 sheng1 shui3 qi3] /lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom)/fig. flourishing/thriving/prosperous/ 2156 1
烽煙四起 烽烟四起 [feng1 yan1 si4 qi3] /lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war/ 6339 1
扶不起的阿斗 扶不起的阿斗 [fu2 bu4 qi3 de5 A1 dou3] /weak and inept person/hopeless case/ 4586 1
浮起 浮起 [fu2 qi3] /to float/to emerge/ 6778 1
負擔不起 负担不起 [fu4 dan1 bu5 qi3] /cannot afford/cannot bear the burden/ 7107 1
高潮迭起 高潮迭起 [gao1 chao2 die2 qi3] /each new high point replaced by another/(of a movie etc) one climax after another/ 5069 1
高起 高起 [gao1 qi3] /to rise high; to spring up/ 1324 1
公孫起 公孙起 [Gong1 sun1 Qi3] /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/ 6807 1
勾起 勾起 [gou1 qi3] /to evoke/to induce/to call to mind/to pick up with a hook/ 6250 1
鼓起 鼓起 [gu3 qi3] /to summon one's (courage, faith etc)/to puff up (one's cheeks etc)/to bulge/to swell out/ 3794 1
鼓起勇氣 鼓起勇气 [gu3 qi3 yong3 qi4] /to summon one's courage/ 3811 1
掛起 挂起 [[gua4qi3]] /to hang up (a picture etc)/to hoist up (a flag)/(computing) to suspend (a process)/(of a system) to hang/pending (operation)/ 837 2
罐頭起子 罐头起子 [guan4 tou5 qi3 zi5] /can opener/ 6764 1
好起來 好起来 [hao3 qi3 lai5] /to get better/to improve/to get well/ 5533 1
[[hao4]] /(literary) to call out; to command/(bound form) bugle; trumpet/(bound form) signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号[qi3chuang2hao4])/(bound form) mark; sign/to mark; to label; to assign a number/(bound form) name; appellation (e.g. 國號|国号[guo2hao4], 年號|年号[nian2hao4], 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liao2ning2 Hao4])/(after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间[er4san1qi1-hao4 fang2jian1] "Room 237")/day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号[qi1hao4] "the 7th")/(bound form) size; type; category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池[wu3hao4 dian4chi2])/(TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉[hao4mai4])/classifier for numbered people or items/ 89 2
後院起火 后院起火 [hou4 yuan4 qi3 huo3] /a conflict arises close to home (idiom)/ 2188 1
後起之秀 后起之秀 [[hou4qi3 zhi1 xiu4]] /(idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation/ 620 2
虎起臉 虎起脸 [hu3 qi3 lian3] /to take a fierce look/ 5374 1
喚起 唤起 [huan4 qi3] /to waken (to action)/to rouse (the masses)/to evoke (attention, recollection etc)/ 6896 1
黃巢起義 黄巢起义 [Huang2 Chao2 qi3 yi4] /Huang Chao peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang, led by Huang Chao/ 6874 1
黃花崗起義 黄花岗起义 [Huang2 hua1 gang3 qi3 yi4] /Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 in Guangzhou, one a long series of unsuccessful uprisings of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party/ 6945 1
黃巾起義 黄巾起义 [Huang2 jin1 Qi3 yi4] /Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)/ 4495 1
激起 激起 [ji1 qi3] /to arouse/to evoke/to cause/to stir up/ 6057 1
記起 记起 [ji4 qi3] /to recall/to recollect/ 5407 1
夾起尾巴 夹起尾巴 [jia1 qi3 wei3 ba5] /to tuck one's tail between one's legs/fig. to back down/in a humiliating situation/ 6645 1
肩起 肩起 [jian1 qi3] /to bear/to shoulder (responsibilities etc)/ 5847 1
揀起 拣起 [jian3 qi3] /to pick up/ 6622 1
見財起意 见财起意 [jian4 cai2 qi3 yi4] /seeing riches provokes evil designs/ 6867 1
禁不起 禁不起 [jin1 bu5 qi3] /to be unable to stand/ 5761 1
金田起義 金田起义 [Jin1 tian2 qi3 yi4] /Jintian Uprising/ 7039 1
經不起推究 经不起推究 [jing1 bu4 qi3 tui1 jiu1] /does not bear examination/ 6549 1
經不起 经不起 [jing1 bu5 qi3] /can't stand it/to be unable to bear/to be unable to resist/ 6179 1
經得起 经得起 [jing1 de5 qi3] /to be able to withstand/to be able to endure/ 6179 1
驚起 惊起 [[jing1qi3]] /to give a start/to startle (an animal etc)/ 852 2
舉起 举起 [ju3 qi3] /to heave/to lift/to raise up/to uphold/ 6540 1
聚在一起 聚在一起 [ju4 zai4 yi1 qi3] /to get together/ 6452 1
卷起 卷起 [juan3 qi3] /variant of 捲起|卷起[juan3 qi3]/ 3436 1
捲起 卷起 [juan3 qi3] /to roll up/to curl up/(of dust etc) to swirl up/ 3436 1
崛地而起 崛地而起 [jue2 di4 er2 qi3] /lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature/ 6339 1
崛起 崛起 [jue2 qi3] /to rise abruptly (to a towering position)/to tower over/to spring up/to emerge suddenly/the emergence (e.g. of a power)/ 6484 1
看不起 看不起 [kan4 bu5 qi3] /to look down upon/to despise/ 6573 1
看得起 看得起 [kan4 de5 qi3] /to show respect for/to think highly of/ 7107 1
看起來 看起来 [[kan4qi3lai5]] /seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be/ 837 2
狼煙四起 狼烟四起 [lang2 yan1 si4 qi3] /fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war/ 6339 1
聯想起 联想起 [lian2 xiang3 qi3] /to associate/to think of/ 7107 1
撩起 撩起 [liao1 qi3] /to raise/to lift up (curtains, clothing etc)/ 6070 1
了不起 了不起 [liao3 bu5 qi3] /amazing/terrific/extraordinary/ 7107 1
拎起 拎起 [lin1 qi3] /to pick up (from the ground with one's hands)/ 6138 1
零起點 零起点 [ling2 qi3 dian3] /from zero/from scratch/beginners' (course)/for beginners/ 6880 1
另起爐灶 另起炉灶 [ling4 qi3 lu2 zao4] /lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch/back to square one/to start of on a new path/ 6339 1
隆起 隆起 [[long2qi3]] /to swell; to bulge/ 872 2
螺絲起子 螺丝起子 [luo2 si1 qi3 zi5] /screwdriver/ 6628 1
馬尾穿豆腐,提不起來 马尾穿豆腐,提不起来 [ma3 wei3 chuan1 dou4 fu5 , ti2 bu5 qi3 lai5] /lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it/fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])/ 5897 1
買不起 买不起 [mai3 bu5 qi3] /cannot afford/can't afford buying/ 5758 1
滿嘴起皰 满嘴起疱 [man3 zui3 qi3 pao4] /to have lips covered in blisters/ 5784 1
鉚起來 铆起来 [[mao3qi3lai5]] /variant of 卯起來|卯起来[mao3qi3lai5]/ 548 2
卯起來 卯起来 [[mao3qi3lai5]] /(coll.) to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy/ 548 2
沒起子 没起子 [mei2 qi3 zi5] /(dialect) (of a person) useless/pathetic/spineless/ 4166 1
民變峰起 民变峰起 [min2 bian4 feng1 qi3] /seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances/ 6339 1
磨起泡 磨起泡 [mo2 qi3 pao4] /friction blister/ 6135 1
拿得起放得下 拿得起放得下 [na2 de5 qi3 fang4 de5 xia4] /lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)/fig. to take what comes/to meet gains or losses with equanimity/ 3795 1
拿起 拿起 [na2 qi3] /to pick up/ 5695 1
南昌起義 南昌起义 [Nan2 chang1 Qi3 yi4] /Nanchang Uprising, 1st August 1927, the beginning of military revolt by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War/ 5920 1
腦起搏器 脑起搏器 [[nao3 qi3bo2qi4]] /deep brain stimulator; brain pacemaker/ 58 2
[[nie4]] /(bound form) tweezers/to use tweezers (to grasp, pick up, or pull out etc, depending on whether the following resultative verb is 住[zhu4] or 起[qi3] or 出[chu1] etc)/ 615 2
農民起義 农民起义 [[nong2min2 qi3yi4]] /peasant uprising; peasant revolt/ 340 2
拍案而起 拍案而起 [[pai1an4er2qi3]] /(idiom) to slam the table and rise to one's feet in indignation/ 577 2
排起長隊 排起长队 [pai2 qi3 chang2 dui4] /to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting)/ 6488 1
翩翩起舞 翩翩起舞 [pian1 pian1 qi3 wu3] /(to start) dancing lightly and gracefully/ 5310 1
拼起來 拼起来 [pin1 qi5 lai5] /to put together/ 7107 1
平地起風波 平地起风波 [ping2 di4 qi3 feng1 bo1] /trouble appearing from nowhere/unforeseen situation/ 4983 1
平地起家 平地起家 [ping2 di4 qi3 jia1] /to start from scratch (idiom)/ 5540 1
平起平坐 平起平坐 [ping2 qi3 ping2 zuo4] /to be on an equal footing/ 5400 1
[qi3] /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/starting from (a time, place, price etc)/classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance/classifier for groups: batch, group/ 3648 1
起爆 起爆 [qi3 bao4] /to explode/to set off an explosion/to detonate/ 6383 1
起步 起步 [qi3 bu4] /to set out/to set in motion/the start (of some activity)/ 7107 1
起草 起草 [qi3 cao3] /to make a draft/to draw up (plans)/ 4654 1
起程 起程 [qi3 cheng2] /to set out/to leave/ 6091 1
起重葫蘆 起重葫芦 [qi3 chong2 hu2 lu5] /hoist pulley/ 6841 1
起磁 起磁 [qi3 ci2] /magnetization/to magnetize/ 6664 1
起點 起点 [qi3 dian3] /starting point/ 7107 1
起點線 起点线 [qi3 dian3 xian4] /starting line/ 6562 1
起電機 起电机 [qi3 dian4 ji1] /electrostatic generator/ 1219 1
起釘器 起钉器 [qi3 ding1 qi4] /staple remover/ 4118 1
起動 起动 [qi3 dong4] /to start up (a motor)/to launch (a computer application)/ 7107 1
起動鈕 起动钮 [qi3 dong4 niu3] /starter button/on switch/ 6575 1
起飛彈射 起飞弹射 [qi3 fei1 tan2 she4] /takeoff catapult (on aircraft carrier)/ 3660 1
起伏 起伏 [qi3 fu2] /to move up and down/to undulate/ups and downs/ 6148 1
起稿 起稿 [qi3 gao3] /to make a draft/to draft (a document)/ 4553 1
起鬨 起哄 [qi3 hong4] /to heckle/rowdy jeering/to create a disturbance/ 6603 1
起火 起火 [qi3 huo3] /to catch fire/to cook/to get angry/ 5047 1
起家 起家 [qi3 jia1] /to start out by/to grow an enterprise beginning with/to begin one's career by/ 5505 1
起價 起价 [qi3 jia4] /initial price (e.g. for the first kilometer)/prices starting from/ 6885 1
起見 起见 [qi3 jian4] /motive/purpose/(sth) being the motive or purpose/ 6079 1
起講 起讲 [qi3 jiang3] /to start a story/ 6660 1
起降 起降 [qi3 jiang4] /(of aircraft) to take off and land/ 5181 1
起敬 起敬 [qi3 jing4] /to feel respect/ 5574 1
起居 起居 [qi3 ju1] /everyday life/regular pattern of life/ 6653 1
起居間 起居间 [qi3 ju1 jian1] /living room/ 1646 1
起居室 起居室 [qi3 ju1 shi4] /living room/sitting room/ 6201 1
起居作息 起居作息 [qi3 ju1 zuo4 xi1] /lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)/fig. everyday life; daily routine; to go about one's daily life/ 1284 1
起圈 起圈 [qi3 juan4] /to remove manure from a cowshed or pigsty etc (for use as fertilizer)/to muck out/ 1819 1
起課 起课 [qi3 ke4] /to practice divination/ 5364 1
起立 起立 [qi3 li4] /to stand/Stand up!/ 6653 1
起落 起落 [qi3 luo4] /to rise and fall/takeoff and landing/ups and downs/ 3660 1
起落場 起落场 [qi3 luo4 chang3] /airfield/takeoff and landing strip/ 3660 1
起落裝置 起落装置 [qi3 luo4 zhuang1 zhi4] /aircraft takeoff and landing gear/ 3660 1
起毛 起毛 [qi3 mao2] /fluff/lint/to feel nervous/ 6653 1
起錨 起锚 [qi3 mao2] /to weigh anchor/ 6985 1
起名 起名 [qi3 ming2] /to name/to christen/to take a name/ 6653 1
起名兒 起名儿 [qi3 ming2 r5] /erhua variant of 起名[qi3 ming2]/ 5098 1
起跑 起跑 [qi3 pao3] /to start running/the start of a race/ 6985 1
起跑線 起跑线 [qi3 pao3 xian4] /the starting line (of a race)/scratch line (in a relay race)/ 6985 1
起泡 起泡 [qi3 pao4] /to bubble/to foam/to blister/to sprout boils (on one's body)/sparkling (wine etc)/ 5549 1
起泡沫 起泡沫 [qi3 pao4 mo4] /to emit bubbles/to bubble/to foam (with rage)/to seethe/ 6619 1
起皮 起皮 [qi3 pi2] /(of skin) to peel/ 4953 1
起撲 起扑 [qi3 pu1] /chip shot (golf)/ 6717 1
起撲桿 起扑杆 [qi3 pu1 gan1] /chipper (golf)/ 6602 1
起訖 起讫 [qi3 qi4] /beginning and end (dates)/ 5960 1
起迄 起迄 [qi3 qi4] /start and end (dates)/origin and destination/ 6041 1
起球 起球 [qi3 qiu2] /(of a sweater, fabric etc) to pill/ 1023 1
起色 起色 [qi3 se4] /a turn for the better/to pick up/to improve/ 3717 1
起身 起身 [qi3 shen1] /to get up/to leave/to set forth/ 6771 1
起始 起始 [qi3 shi3] /to originate/ 5558 1
起誓 起誓 [qi3 shi4] /to vow/to swear an oath/ 6583 1
起士蛋糕 起士蛋糕 [qi3 shi4 dan4 gao1] /cheesecake/ 6117 1
起手 起手 [qi3 shou3] /to set about (doing sth)/ 2024 1
起司蛋糕 起司蛋糕 [qi3 si1 dan4 gao1] /cheesecake/ 5752 1
起死回生 起死回生 [qi3 si3 hui2 sheng1] /to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery/ 6339 1
起粟 起粟 [qi3 su4] /to get goose bumps/ 2181 1
起訴 起诉 [qi3 su4] /to sue/to bring a lawsuit against/to prosecute/ 5760 1
起訴書 起诉书 [qi3 su4 shu1] /indictment (law)/statement of charges (law)/ 6091 1
起訴員 起诉员 [qi3 su4 yuan2] /prosecutor/ 7107 1
起頭 起头 [qi3 tou2] /to start/at first/beginning/ 6020 1
起小 起小 [qi3 xiao3] /since childhood/ 4657 1
起小兒 起小儿 [qi3 xiao3 r5] /erhua variant of 起小[qi3 xiao3]/ 3181 1
起亞 起亚 [Qi3 ya4] /Kia (Motors)/ 5882 1
起義 起义 [qi3 yi4] /uprising/insurrection/revolt/ 7107 1
起意 起意 [qi3 yi4] /to conceive a scheme/to devise a plan/ 6061 1
起因 起因 [qi3 yin1] /cause/a factor (leading to an effect)/ 7107 1
起用 起用 [qi3 yong4] /to promote/to reinstate (in a position or job)/ 7107 1
起源 起源 [qi3 yuan2] /origin/to originate/to come from/ 5594 1
起雲劑 起云剂 [qi3 yun2 ji4] /clouding agent/emulsifier/ 5552 1
起運 起运 [qi3 yun4] /variant of 啟運|启运[qi3 yun4]/ 4791 1
起早摸黑 起早摸黑 [qi3 zao3 mo1 hei1] /see 起早貪黑|起早贪黑[qi3 zao3 tan1 hei1]/ 4025 1
起早貪黑 起早贪黑 [qi3 zao3 tan1 hei1] /to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late/ 4025 1
起造員 起造员 [qi3 zao4 yuan2] /draftsman/draughtsman/ 6986 1
起徵點 起征点 [qi3 zheng1 dian3] /tax threshold/ 2622 1
起種 起种 [qi3 zhong3] /starter (for sourdough breadmaking)/ 2590 1
起重 起重 [qi3 zhong4] /to lift (sth heavy) using a crane or other mechanical means/ 2351 1
起重機 起重机 [qi3 zhong4 ji1] /crane/ 7107 1
起皺紋 起皱纹 [qi3 zhou4 wen2] /to shrivel/ 5558 1
起子 起子 [qi3 zi5] /baking soda (used to leaven bread)/screwdriver/bottle opener/ 6107 1
起作用 起作用 [qi3 zuo4 yong4] /to have an effect/to play a role/to be operative/to work/to function/ 2550 1
起承轉合 起承转合 [[qi3-cheng2-zhuan3-he2]] /(idiom) four-part structure of a composition: introduction, elucidation, pivot (shift in perspective), synthesis; (fig.) coherent structural progression in writing, narrative, or any unfolding process/ 274 2
起搏器 起搏器 [[qi3bo2qi4]] /pacemaker (medical device)/ 110 2
起步價 起步价 [[qi3bu4jia4]] /starting price; base fare (for a taxi trip, construction project etc)/ 539 2
起初 起初 [[qi3chu1]] /originally; at first; at the outset/ 862 2
起床 起床 [[qi3chuang2]] /to get out of bed; to get up/ 701 2
起床號 起床号 [[qi3chuang2hao4]] /reveille/ 149 2
起床氣 起床气 [[qi3chuang2qi4]] /grumpiness resulting from poor sleep; irritability in the morning/ 554 2
起到 起到 [[qi3dao4]] /(in an expression of the form 起到[qi3dao4] + … + 作用[zuo4yong4]) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)/ 837 2
起底 起底 [[qi3di3]] /(of authorities, journalists etc) to uncover hidden facts/(HK, Tw) to dox/ 455 2
起釘錘 起钉锤 [[qi3ding1chui2]] /claw hammer/ 941 2
起飛 起飞 [[qi3fei1]] /(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off/(fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly/ 810 2
起航 起航 [[qi3hang2]] /(of a ship) to set sail; (of an airplane) to take off/ 853 2
起號 起号 [[qi3hao4]] /(slang) to build up a social media account (from scratch)/ 143 2
起勁 起劲 [[qi3jin4]] /energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic/ 853 2
起開 起开 [[qi3kai5]] /(dialect) to step aside; Get out of the way!/ 872 2
起來 起来 [[qi3lai5]] /to stand up; to get up/also pr. [qi3lai2]/ 837 2
起落架 起落架 [[qi3luo4jia4]] /(aviation) landing gear; undercarriage/ 410 2
起碼 起码 [[qi3ma3]] /at the minimum; at the very least/ 867 2
起拍價 起拍价 [[qi3pai1jia4]] /starting bid; starting price (at an auction)/ 729 2
起士 起士 [[qi3shi4]] /(Tw) (loanword) cheese/ 410 2
起司 起司 [[qi3si1]] /(Tw) (loanword) cheese/ 410 2
起訴者 起诉者 [[qi3su4zhe3]] /(law) plaintiff (in a civil case); prosecutor (in a criminal case)/ 236 2
起跳 起跳 [[qi3tiao4]] /(athletics) to take off (at the start of a jump)/(of price, salary etc) to start (from a certain level)/ 829 2
起霧 起雾 [[qi3wu4]] /(of fog or mist) to form; to set in/(of glass etc) to fog up/ 180 2
起先 起先 [[qi3xian1]] /at first; in the beginning/ 876 2
起效 起效 [[qi3xiao4]] /(of a medicine, poison, strategy, action etc) to begin to produce its effect; to start working/ 365 2
起薪 起薪 [[qi3xin1]] /starting salary/ 784 2
起眼 起眼 [[qi3yan3]] /to catch one's eye (usu. used in the negative)/ 852 2
起夜 起夜 [[qi3ye4]] /to get up in the night to urinate/ 715 2
起疑 起疑 [[qi3yi2]] /to begin to suspect; to grow suspicious/ 172 2
起來 起来 [[qi5lai5]] /(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state/indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4])/indicating completion/(after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment/also pr. [qi3lai5]/ 886 2
錢起 钱起 [Qian2 Qi3] /Qian Qi (c. 710-780), Tang Dynasty poet/ 3809 1
瞧不起 瞧不起 [[qiao2bu4qi3]] /to look down upon; to hold in contempt/ 821 2
翹起 翘起 [qiao4 qi3] /to stick up/to point sth up/ 6520 1
秋收起義 秋收起义 [Qiu1 shou1 Qi3 yi4] /Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong/ 2902 1
群起而攻之 群起而攻之 [qun2 qi3 er2 gong1 zhi1] /the masses rise to attack it (idiom); Everyone is against the idea./universally abhorrent/ 6339 1
燃起 燃起 [ran2 qi3] /to ignite/to light/fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)/ 6566 1
惹不起 惹不起 [re3 bu5 qi3] /can't afford to offend/dare not provoke/difficult to deal with/insufferable/ 5333 1
惹起 惹起 [re3 qi3] /provoke, incite/stir up/arouse (attention)/ 7107 1
人類起源 人类起源 [ren2 lei4 qi3 yuan2] /origin of mankind/ 6549 1
任憑風浪起,穩坐釣魚臺 任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台 [ren4 ping2 feng1 lang4 qi3 , wen3 zuo4 diao4 yu2 tai2] /lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)/fig. to stay calm in a tense situation/ 1286 1
傷不起 伤不起 [shang1 bu4 qi3] /(slang) it's just the pits!/so unfair!/unbearable/ 5315 1
升起 升起 [sheng1 qi3] /to raise/to hoist/to rise/ 6683 1
聲名鵲起 声名鹊起 [[sheng1ming2-que4qi3]] /(idiom) to rise to fame/ 763 2
事不關己,高高掛起 事不关己,高高挂起 [shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3 , gao1 gao1 gua4 qi3] /to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)/ 5318 1
事故 事故 [shi4 gu4] /accident/CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3],次[ci4]/ 6371 1
輸不起 输不起 [shu1 bu4 qi3] /to take defeat with bad grace/to be a sore loser/cannot afford to lose/ 4061 1
輸得起 输得起 [[shu1de5qi3]] /can afford to lose/to take defeat with good grace/ 821 2
豎起 竖起 [shu4 qi3] /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)/ 5270 1
豎起大拇指 竖起大拇指 [shu4 qi3 da4 mu5 zhi3] /to give a thumbs-up/to express one's approval/ 5272 1
豎起耳朵 竖起耳朵 [[shu4qi3 er3duo5]] /to prick up one's ears; to strain to hear sth/ 377 2
雙十節 双十节 [Shuang1 shi2 jie2] /Double Tenth, the anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising 武昌起義|武昌起义[Wu3 chang1 Qi3 yi4] of October 10th, 1911/(Tw) National Day/ 2471 1
說起 说起 [shuo1 qi3] /to mention/to bring up (a subject)/with regard to/as for/ 1889 1
思潮起伏 思潮起伏 [si1 chao2 qi3 fu2] /thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)/different thoughts coming to mind/ 5554 1
四起 四起 [si4 qi3] /to spring up everywhere/from all around/ 6884 1
肅然起敬 肃然起敬 [su4 ran2 qi3 jing4] /to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom)/ 6079 1
算起來 算起来 [suan4 qi3 lai2] /to calculate/to estimate/in total/all told/(fig.) if you think about it/ 2620 1
抬起 抬起 [tai2 qi3] /to lift up/ 6575 1
太平天國起義 太平天国起义 [[Tai4ping2 Tian1guo2 Qi3yi4]] /Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864), a massive rebellion in southern China against the Qing Dynasty, led by Hong Xiuquan 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4quan2], who sought to establish the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国[Tai4ping2 Tian1guo2], resulting in one of the deadliest conflicts in history with millions of casualties/ 391 2
談起 谈起 [tan2 qi3] /to mention/to speak of/to talk about/ 1947 1
特起 特起 [te4 qi3] /to appear on the scene/to arise suddenly/ 6634 1
騰空而起 腾空而起 [[teng2kong1er2qi3]] /(idiom) to rise into the air/ 70 2
提起公訴 提起公诉 [ti2 qi3 gong1 su4] /to prosecute sb/ 1774 1
提起精神 提起精神 [ti2 qi3 jing1 shen5] /to raise one's spirits/to take courage/ 6540 1
提起 提起 [[ti2qi3]] /to mention; to bring up/(lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise/to initiate (legal proceedings)/ 666 2
挑起 挑起 [tiao3 qi3] /to provoke/to stir up/to incite/ 6565 1
聽起來 听起来 [ting1 qi5 lai5] /to sound like/ 6890 1
投袂而起 投袂而起 [tou2 mei4 er2 qi3] /lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)/fig. to get excited and move to action/ 5046 1
凸起 凸起 [tu1 qi3] /convex/protruding/to protrude/to bulge/to buckle upwards/ 6702 1
突起 突起 [tu1 qi3] /to appear suddenly/projection/bit sticking out/ 6849 1
突起部 突起部 [tu1 qi3 bu4] /bit sticking out/projection/ 6798 1
玩不起 玩不起 [wan2 bu5 qi3] /can't afford to play/(fig.) can't accept it when one loses/ 1499 1
萬事起頭難 万事起头难 [wan4 shi4 qi3 tou2 nan2] /the first step is the hardest (idiom)/ 4731 1
萬丈高樓平地起 万丈高楼平地起 [wan4 zhang4 gao1 lou2 ping2 di4 qi3] /towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)/great oaks from little acorns grow/ 5295 1
王仙芝 王仙芝 [Wang2 Xian1 zhi1] /Wang Xianzhi, peasant leader during Huang Chao peasant uprising 黃巢起義|黄巢起义 875-884 in late Tang/ 6874 1
圍起 围起 [wei2 qi3] /to surround/to encircle/to enclose/to fence in/ 6101 1
蔚起 蔚起 [wei4 qi3] /(literary) to mushroom/to flourish/ 5003 1
聞雞起舞 闻鸡起舞 [wen2 ji1 qi3 wu3] /to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)/to be diligent in one's studies/ 5352 1
無風不起浪 无风不起浪 [wu2 feng1 bu4 qi3 lang4] /lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason/no smoke without fire/ 6339 1
吳廣 吴广 [Wu2 Guang3] /Wu Guang (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4]/ 2202 1
吳起 吴起 [Wu2 Qi3] /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]/ 4691 1
吳子 吴子 [Wu2 zi3] /Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Wu Qi 吳起|吴起[Wu2 Qi3]/ 4691 1
無利不起早 无利不起早 [[wu2li4 bu4 qi3zao3]] /(saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so/won't lift a finger unless there's something in it for oneself/ 888 2
吳起 吴起 [[Wu2qi3]] /see 吳起縣|吴起县[Wu2qi3 Xian4]/ 136 2
吳起縣 吴起县 [[Wu2qi3 Xian4]] /Wuqi, a county in Yan'an City 延安市[Yan2an1 Shi4], Shaanxi/ 136 2
武昌起義 武昌起义 [Wu3 chang1 Qi3 yi4] /Wuchang Uprising of October 10th, 1911, which led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai Revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty/ 5414 1
物種起源 物种起源 [[Wu4zhong3 Qi3yuan2]] /Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"/ 785 2
掀起 掀起 [[xian1qi3]] /to lift; to raise (a lid etc)/(of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc)/(fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)/ 838 2
想起 想起 [xiang3 qi3] /to recall/to think of/to call to mind/ 6560 1
響起 响起 [xiang3 qi3] /(of a sound) to come forth/(of a sound source) to ring out/to sound/to go off/ 1909 1
想起來 想起来 [xiang3 qi5 lai5] /to remember/to recall/ 6890 1
興起 兴起 [xing1 qi3] /to rise/to spring up/to burgeon/to be aroused/to come into vogue/ 6084 1
雄起 雄起 [xiong2 qi3] /(cry of encouragement)/to arise/to stand up/to gain the ascendancy/Come on!/ 5767 1
揚起 扬起 [yang2 qi3] /to raise one's head/to perk up/ 6998 1
仰臥起坐 仰卧起坐 [yang3 wo4 qi3 zuo4] /sit-up (physical exercise)/ 6754 1
一病不起 一病不起 [yi1 bing4 bu4 qi3] /to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)/ 5120 1
一波未平,一波又起 一波未平,一波又起 [yi1 bo1 wei4 ping2 , yi1 bo1 you4 qi3] /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/ 6339 1
一部二十四史,不知從何說起 一部二十四史,不知从何说起 [yi1 bu4 er4 shi2 si4 shi3 , bu4 zhi1 cong2 he2 shuo1 qi3] /It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start./ 4569 1
一哄而起 一哄而起 [yi1 hong1 er2 qi3] /(of a group of people) to rush into action/ 5520 1
一躍而起 一跃而起 [yi1 yue4 er2 qi3] /to jump up suddenly/to bound up/to rise up in one bound/ 6603 1
一起 一起 [[yi1qi3]] /(in) the same place/together; in company (with)/altogether; in total/an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)/ 668 2
異軍突起 异军突起 [yi4 jun1 tu1 qi3] /to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)/ 5132 1
引起 引起 [[yin3qi3]] /to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse/ 499 2
湧起 涌起 [yong3 qi3] /to well up/to boil out/to bubble forth/to spurt/ 4514 1
源起 源起 [yuan2 qi3] /to originate/ 5594 1
緣起 缘起 [[yuan2qi3]] /to originate/origin; genesis/account of the origins of an endeavor/ 838 2
再起 再起 [zai4 qi3] /to arise again/to make a comeback/resurgence/ 6042 1
在一起 在一起 [zai4 yi1 qi3] /together/ 6452 1
早起 早起 [zao3 qi3] /to get up early/ 7107 1
早睡早起 早睡早起 [[zao3shui4-zao3qi3]] /early to bed, early to rise; to keep early hours/ 554 2
站起 站起 [zhan4 qi3] /to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse)/to stand/to spring up/ 6570 1
站起來 站起来 [zhan4 qi3 lai5] /to stand up/ 7107 1
脹起 胀起 [zhang4 qi3] /bulge/ 7107 1
支付不起 支付不起 [zhi1 fu4 bu4 qi3] /to be unable to pay/unaffordable/ 6786 1
皺起 皱起 [zhou4 qi3] /to purse/to pucker (up)/ 6091 1
壯起膽子 壮起胆子 [zhuang4 qi3 dan3 zi5] /to proceed with sth even though scared; to put on a brave face/ 1328 1

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