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崛起

juéqǐ

to rise; to emerge rapidly

Green towers rise beside a small house at sunrise
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Characters in this word

崛 jué

Strokes
11
Radical
山 — mountain, hill, peak
Made of
山 mountain, hill, peak 屈 to bend, to flex
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 崛

起 qǐ

Strokes
10
Radical
走 — to walk, to run, to flee
Made of
走 to walk, to run, to flee 己 self, oneself
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这座港口城市的崛起改变了周边地区的贸易格局。 Zhè zuò gǎngkǒu chéngshì de juéqǐ gǎibiàn le zhōubiān dìqū de màoyì géjú. The rise of this port city changed the trade pattern of the surrounding region.
  • 近年来,许多小城市凭借旅游业迅速崛起。 Jìnnián lái, xǔduō xiǎo chéngshì píngjiè lǚyóuyè xùnsù juéqǐ. In recent years, many small cities have risen rapidly on the strength of tourism.
  • 山脚下崛起了一片新楼房,像一座新的小城。 Shānjiǎo xià juéqǐ le yí piàn xīn lóufáng, xiàng yí zuò xīn de xiǎochéng. A cluster of new apartment blocks has sprung up at the foot of the hill like a small new town.

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