起
qǐ
to rise, to get up
Character
Example phrases
- 我每天起得很早。 Wǒ měitiān qǐ de hěn zǎo. I get up very early every day.
- 他起得很晚。 Tā qǐ de hěn wǎn. He gets up very late.
- 我八点起。 Wǒ bā diǎn qǐ. I get up at eight.
- 你明天想几点起？ Nǐ míngtiān xiǎng jǐ diǎn qǐ? What time do you want to get up tomorrow?
- 妹妹生病了，不想起。 Mèimei shēngbìng le, bù xiǎng qǐ. Younger sister is sick and doesn't want to get up.
- 小王昨天几点起的？ Xiǎo Wáng zuótiān jǐ diǎn qǐ de? What time did Xiao Wang get up yesterday?
- 你能早一点儿起吗？ Nǐ néng zǎo yìdiǎnr qǐ ma? Can you get up a bit earlier?
- 快起吧，要上课了。 Kuài qǐ ba, yào shàngkè le. Get up quickly, class is about to start.
- 他怎么还没起？ Tā zěnme hái méi qǐ? Why hasn't he gotten up yet?
- 爸爸起了，你呢？ Bàba qǐ le, nǐ ne? Dad has gotten up, what about you?
Related words
- 对不起 duìbuqǐ sorry, excuse me
- 起床 qǐchuáng to get up (out of bed)
- 起来 qǐlai to get up, to stand up; to start (doing)
- 一起 yìqǐ together
- 起飞 qǐfēi to take off
- 想起 xiǎngqǐ to remember; to recall
- 看起来 kànqǐlai to look; to seem
- 看不起 kànbuqǐ to look down on
- 了不起 liǎobuqǐ amazing
- 引起 yǐnqǐ to cause
- 起到 qǐdào to play a role
- 起码 qǐmǎ at least