| 起亚 | [ qǐ yà ] Kia (Motors) |
| 起来 | [ qǐ lai ] to stand up, to get up, also pr. [qi3 lai2] |
| 起来 | [ qi lai ] (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. [qi3 lai5] |
| 起价 | [ qǐ jià ] initial price (e.g. for the first kilometer), prices starting from |
| 起劲 | [ qǐ jìn ] vigorously, energetically, enthusiastically |
| 起动 | [ qǐ dòng ] to start up (a motor), to launch (a computer application) |
| 起动钮 | [ qǐ dòng niǔ ] starter button, on switch |
| 起名儿 | [ qǐ míng ] erhua variant of 起名[qi3 ming2] |
| 起小儿 | [ qǐ ] erhua variant of 起小[qi3 xiao3] |
| 起居间 | [ qǐ jū jiān ] living room |
| 起床气 | [ qǐ chuáng qì ] grumpiness associated with poor sleep, irritability in the morning |
| 起床号 | [ qǐ chuáng haó ] reveille |
| 起征点 | [ qǐ zhēng diǎn ] tax threshold |
| 起扑 | [ qǐ pū ] chip shot (golf) |
| 起扑杆 | [ qǐ pū gān ] chipper (golf) |
| 起早贪黑 | [ qǐ zaǒ tān heī ] to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late |
| 起模范 | [ qǐ mó fàn ] to set an example |
| 起皱纹 | [ qǐ zhoù wén ] to shrivel |
| 起码 | [ qǐ mǎ ] at the minimum, at the very least |
| 起种 | [ qǐ zhǒng ] starter (for sourdough breadmaking) |
| 起义 | [ qǐ yì ] uprising, insurrection, revolt |
| 起落场 | [ qǐ luò chǎng ] airfield, takeoff and landing strip |
| 起落装置 | [ qǐ luò zhuāng zhì ] aircraft takeoff and landing gear |
| 起见 | [ qǐ jiàn ] motive, purpose, (sth) being the motive or purpose |
| 起讫 | [ qǐ qì ] beginning and end (dates) |
| 起诉 | [ qǐ sù ] to sue, to bring a lawsuit against, to prosecute |
| 起诉员 | [ qǐ sù yuán ] prosecutor |
| 起诉书 | [ qǐ sù shū ] indictment (law), statement of charges (law) |
| 起诉者 | [ qǐ sù zhě ] plaintiff |
| 起课 | [ qǐ kè ] to practice divination |
| 起讲 | [ qǐ jiǎng ] to start a story |
| 起跑线 | [ qǐ paǒ xiàn ] the starting line (of a race), scratch line (in a relay race) |
| 起造员 | [ qǐ zaò yuán ] draftsman, draughtsman |
| 起运 | [ qǐ yùn ] variant of 啟運|启运[qi3 yun4] |
| 起重机 | [ qǐ zhòng jī ] crane |
| 起重葫芦 | [ qǐ chóng hú lu ] hoist pulley |
| 起钉器 | [ qǐ dīng qì ] staple remover |
| 起锚 | [ qǐ maó ] to weigh anchor |
| 起开 | [ qǐ kai ] (dialect) to step aside, Get out of the way! |
| 起云剂 | [ qǐ yún jì ] clouding agent, emulsifier |
| 起电机 | [ qǐ diàn jī ] electric generator, dynamo |
| 起头 | [ qǐ toú ] to start, at first, beginning |
| 起飞 | [ qǐ feī ] (of an aircraft) to take off |
| 起飞弹射 | [ qǐ feī tán shè ] takeoff catapult (on aircraft carrier) |
| 起哄 | [ qǐ hòng ] to heckle, rowdy jeering, to create a disturbance |
| 起点 | [ qǐ diǎn ] starting point |
| 起点线 | [ qǐ diǎn xiàn ] starting line |
| ⇒ 一跃而起 | [ yī yuè ér qǐ ] to jump up suddenly, to bound up, to rise up in one bound |
| ⇒ 一部二十四史，不知从何说起 | [ yī bù èr shí sì shǐ bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ ] It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start. |
| ⇒ 不起眼儿 | [ bù qǐ yǎn ] erhua variant of 不起眼[bu4 qi3 yan3] |
| ⇒ 事不关己，高高挂起 | [ shì bù guān jǐ gaō gaō guà qǐ ] to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom) |
| ⇒ 人民起义 | [ rén mín qǐ yì ] popular uprising |
| ⇒ 人类起源 | [ rén leì qǐ yuán ] origin of mankind |
| ⇒ 仰卧起坐 | [ yǎng wò qǐ zuò ] sit-up (physical exercise) |
| ⇒ 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 | [ rèn píng fēng làng qǐ wěn zuò yú taí ] 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 |
| ⇒ 伤不起 | [ shāng bù qǐ ] (slang) it's just the pits!, so unfair!, unbearable |
| ⇒ 全世界无产者联合起来 | [ quán shì jiè wú chǎn zhě lián hé qǐ lai ] Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!, Workers of the world, unite! |
| ⇒ 公孙起 | [ gōng sūn qǐ ] 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 |
| ⇒ 勃起功能障碍 | [ bó qǐ gōng néng zhàng aì ] erectile dysfunction (ED) |
| ⇒ 勤俭起家 | [ qín jiǎn qǐ jiā ] to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom) |
| ⇒ 南昌起义 | [ nán chāng qǐ yì ] Nanchang Uprising, 1st August 1927, the beginning of military revolt by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War |
| ⇒ 另起炉灶 | [ lìng qǐ lú zaò ] lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch, back to square one, to start of on a new path |
| ⇒ 吴起 | [ wú qǐ ] 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 | [ wú qǐ ] Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 吴起县 | [ wú qǐ xiàn ] Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi |
| ⇒ 商飙徐起 | [ shāng xú qǐ ] the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom) |
| ⇒ 唤起 | [ huàn qǐ ] to waken (to action), to rouse (the masses), to evoke (attention, recollection etc) |
| ⇒ 围起 | [ weí qǐ ] to surround, to encircle, to enclose, to fence in |
| ⇒ 垂直和短距起落飞机 | [ chuí zhí hé duǎn jù qǐ luò feī jī ] vertical or short takeoff and landing aircraft |
| ⇒ 垂直起落飞机 | [ chuí zhí qǐ luò feī jī ] vertical takeoff and landing aircraft |
| ⇒ 壮起胆子 | [ zhuàng qǐ dǎn zi ] to proceed with sth even though scared, to put on a brave face |
| ⇒ 大会报告起草人 | [ dà huì baò gaò qǐ caǒ rén ] rapporteur |
| ⇒ 大泽乡起义 | [ dà zé xiāng qǐ yì ] Dazexiang Uprising, another name for 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4] |
| ⇒ 夹起尾巴 | [ jiā qǐ weǐ ba ] to tuck one's tail between one's legs, fig. to back down, in a humiliating situation |
| ⇒ 奋起 | [ fèn qǐ ] to rise vigorously, a spirited start |
| ⇒ 奋起湖 | [ fèn qǐ hú ] Fenchihu, town in Chiayi County, Taiwan |
| ⇒ 奋起直追 | [ fèn qǐ zhí zhuī ] to catch up vigorously, to set off in hot pursuit |
| ⇒ 好起来 | [ haǒ qǐ lai ] to get better, to improve, to get well |
| ⇒ 对不起 | [ duì bu qǐ ] unworthy, to let down, I'm sorry, excuse me, pardon me, if you please, sorry? (please repeat) |
| ⇒ 对得起 | [ duì de qǐ ] not to let sb down, to treat sb fairly, be worthy of |
| ⇒ 小起重机 | [ qǐ zhòng jī ] jack |
| ⇒ 平地起风波 | [ píng dì qǐ fēng bō ] trouble appearing from nowhere, unforeseen situation |
| ⇒ 后起之秀 | [ hoù qǐ zhī xiù ] an up-and-coming youngster, new talent, a brilliant younger generation |
| ⇒ 后院起火 | [ hoù yuàn qǐ huǒ ] a conflict arises close to home (idiom) |
| ⇒ 想起来 | [ xiǎng qi lai ] to remember, to recall |
| ⇒ 拼起来 | [ pīn qi lai ] to put together |
| ⇒ 按下葫芦浮起瓢 | [ àn xià hú lú fú qǐ ] solve one problem only to find another cropping up |
| ⇒ 卷起 | [ juǎn qǐ ] to roll up, to curl up, (of dust etc) to swirl up |
| ⇒ 排起长队 | [ paí qǐ cháng duì ] to form a long line (i.e. of people waiting) |
| ⇒ 挂起 | [ guà qǐ ] to hang up (a picture etc), to hoist up (a flag), (computing) to suspend (a process), (of a system) to hang, pending (operation) |
| ⇒ 拣起 | [ jiǎn qǐ ] to pick up |
| ⇒ 提起公诉 | [ tí qǐ gōng sù ] to prosecute sb |
| ⇒ 扬起 | [ yáng qǐ ] to raise one's head, to perk up |
| ⇒ 搬起石头砸自己的脚 | [ bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de ] 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 |
| ⇒ 东太平洋隆起 | [ dōng taì píng yáng lóng qǐ ] East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica) |
| ⇒ 东山再起 | [ dōng shān zaì qǐ ] lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback |
| ⇒ 武昌起义 | [ wǔ chāng qǐ yì ] 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 | [ mín biàn fēng qǐ ] seething discontent (idiom); widespread popular grievances |
| ⇒ 没起子 | [ meí qǐ zi ] (dialect) (of a person) useless, pathetic, spineless |
| ⇒ 波澜起伏 | [ bō lán qǐ fú ] one climax follows another (of thrilling story) |
| ⇒ 涌起 | [ yǒng qǐ ] to well up, to boil out, to bubble forth, to spurt |
| ⇒ 满嘴起疱 | [ mǎn zuǐ qǐ paò ] to have lips covered in blisters |
| ⇒ 烽烟四起 | [ fēng yān sì qǐ ] lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war |
| ⇒ 烽烟四起，战火纷飞 | [ fēng yān sì qǐ zhàn huǒ fēn feī ] lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war |
| ⇒ 无风不起浪 | [ wú fēng bù qǐ làng ] lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason, no smoke without fire |
| ⇒ 物种起源 | [ wù zhǒng qǐ yuán ] Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species" |
| ⇒ 狼烟四起 | [ láng yān sì qǐ ] fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war |
| ⇒ 异军突起 | [ yì jūn tū qǐ ] to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom) |
| ⇒ 发起 | [ fā qǐ ] to originate, to initiate, to launch (an attack, an initiative etc), to start, to propose sth (for the first time) |
| ⇒ 发起人 | [ fā qǐ rén ] proposer, initiator, founding member |
| ⇒ 皱起 | [ zhoù qǐ ] to purse, to pucker (up) |
| ⇒ 看起来 | [ kàn qǐ lai ] seemingly, apparently, looks as if, appear to be, gives the impression that, seems on the face of it to be |
| ⇒ 短距起落飞机 | [ duǎn jù qǐ luò feī jī ] short takeoff and landing aircraft |
| ⇒ 秋收起义 | [ qiū shoū qǐ yì ] Autumn Harvest Uprising (1927), insurrection in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces led by Mao Zedong |
| ⇒ 站起来 | [ zhàn qǐ lai ] to stand up |
| ⇒ 端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘 | [ duān qǐ wǎn chī roù fàng xià zi mà niáng ] 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 |
| ⇒ 算起来 | [ suàn qǐ laí ] to calculate, to estimate, in total, all told, (fig.) if you think about it |
| ⇒ 经不起 | [ jīng bu qǐ ] can't stand it, to be unable to bear, to be unable to resist |
| ⇒ 经不起推究 | [ jīng bù qǐ tuī jiū ] does not bear examination |
| ⇒ 经得起 | [ jīng de qǐ ] to be able to withstand, to be able to endure |
| ⇒ 缘起 | [ yuán qǐ ] origin |
| ⇒ 罐头起子 | [ guàn tou qǐ zi ] can opener |
| ⇒ 翘起 | [ qǐ ] to stick up, to point sth up |
| ⇒ 闻鸡起舞 | [ wén jī qǐ wǔ ] to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom), to be diligent in one's studies |
| ⇒ 联想起 | [ lián xiǎng qǐ ] to associate, to think of |
| ⇒ 听起来 | [ tīng qi lai ] to sound like |
| ⇒ 肃然起敬 | [ sù rán qǐ jìng ] to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom) |
| ⇒ 胀起 | [ zhàng qǐ ] bulge |
| ⇒ 兴起 | [ xīng qǐ ] to rise, to spring up, to burgeon, to be aroused, to come into vogue |
| ⇒ 举起 | [ jǔ qǐ ] to heave, to lift, to raise up, to uphold |
| ⇒ 范德格拉夫起电机 | [ fàn dé gé lā fū qǐ diàn jī ] Van de Graaff generator |
| ⇒ 范氏起电机 | [ fàn shì qǐ diàn jī ] Van de Graaff generator |
| ⇒ 万丈高楼平地起 | [ wàn zhàng gaō loú píng dì qǐ ] towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom), great oaks from little acorns grow |
| ⇒ 万事起头难 | [ wàn shì qǐ toú nán ] the first step is the hardest (idiom) |
| ⇒ 虎起脸 | [ hǔ qǐ liǎn ] to take a fierce look |
| ⇒ 螺丝起子 | [ luó sī qǐ zi ] screwdriver |
| ⇒ 见财起意 | [ jiàn caí qǐ yì ] seeing riches provokes evil designs |
| ⇒ 记起 | [ jì qǐ ] to recall, to recollect |
| ⇒ 说起 | [ shuō qǐ ] to mention, to bring up (a subject), with regard to, as for |
| ⇒ 谈起 | [ tán qǐ ] to mention, to speak of, to talk about |
| ⇒ 竖起 | [ shù qǐ ] 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) |
| ⇒ 竖起大拇指 | [ shù qǐ dà mu zhǐ ] to give a thumbs-up, to express one's approval |
| ⇒ 竖起耳朵 | [ shù qǐ ěr duo ] to prick up one's ears, to strain to hear sth |
| ⇒ 负担不起 | [ fù dān bu qǐ ] cannot afford, cannot bear the burden |
| ⇒ 买不起 | [ maǐ bu qǐ ] cannot afford, can't afford buying |
| ⇒ 输不起 | [ shū bù qǐ ] to take defeat with bad grace, to be a sore loser, cannot afford to lose |
| ⇒ 农民起义 | [ nóng mín qǐ yì ] peasant revolt |
| ⇒ 过早起爆 | [ guò zaǒ qǐ baò ] preinitiation |
| ⇒ 重起炉灶 | [ chóng qǐ lú zaò ] to start over from scratch (idiom) |
| ⇒ 金田起义 | [ jīn tián qǐ yì ] Jintian Uprising |
| ⇒ 铆起来 | [ maǒ qǐ lai ] to get enthusiastic, to put in all one's energy |
| ⇒ 钱起 | [ qián qǐ ] Qian Qi (c. 710-780), Tang Dynasty poet |
| ⇒ 闭起 | [ bì qǐ ] to shut |
| ⇒ 陈胜吴广起义 | [ chén shèng wú guǎng qǐ yì ] Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty |
| ⇒ 零起点 | [ líng qǐ diǎn ] from zero, from scratch, beginners' (course), for beginners |
| ⇒ 响起 | [ xiǎng qǐ ] (of a sound) to come forth, (of a sound source) to ring out, to sound, to go off |
| ⇒ 风生水起 | [ fēng shēng shuǐ qǐ ] lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom), fig. flourishing, thriving, prosperous |
| ⇒ 风起潮涌 | [ fēng qǐ chaó yǒng ] lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up, turbulent times, violent development (idiom) |
| ⇒ 风起云涌 | [ fēng qǐ yún yǒng ] to surge like a gathering storm (idiom), to grow by leaps and bounds |
| ⇒ 饱暖思淫欲，饥寒起盗心 | [ baǒ nuǎn sī yín yù jī hán qǐ daò xīn ] lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom) |
| ⇒ 马尾穿豆腐，提不起来 | [ mǎ weǐ chuān doù fu tí bu qǐ lai ] lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it, fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2]) |
| ⇒ 惊起 | [ jīng qǐ ] to start in surprise, to give a jolt of surprise |
| ⇒ 黄巢起义 | [ huáng chaó qǐ yì ] Huang Chao peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang, led by Huang Chao |
| ⇒ 黄巾起义 | [ huáng jīn qǐ yì ] Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184) |
| ⇒ 黄花岗起义 | [ huáng huā gǎng qǐ yì ] Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 in Guangzhou, one a long series of unsuccessful uprisings of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party |
| ⇒ 鼓起勇气 | [ gǔ qǐ yǒng qì ] to summon one's courage |
