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Pronunciation :

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Meaning :
  1. rise; get up; stand up. (v)
  2. rise; grow. (v)
  3. start; begin. (v)
  4. upwards; up. (v)
  5. case; instance. (measure word)
  6. (preceded by 得 or 不) up to a certain standard. (n)
Radical :
Strokes : 10
Traditional :
Usage : 63.3%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
起来
qǐ lái

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: get up
2.
对不起
duì bu qǐ

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: sorry
3.
起身
qǐ shēn

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: get up; set out
4.
起床
qǐ chuáng

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: get up; get out of bed
5.
起火
qǐ huǒ

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: catch fire; be on fire
6.
一起
yì qǐ

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: in the same place; together
Sentences:
1. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy.
zǎo shuì zǎo shēn hǎo

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: early
: sleep
: rise, get up
身体 : body
: good, healthy
2. from tomorrow onwards
cóng míng tiān

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: from
明天 : tomorrow
: start; begin
3. She picked up her handbag and left.
bāo jiù zǒu le

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: she
: take, pick
: up
皮包 : handbag
: at once; right away
: walk, leave
: (particle) used after an action that has taken place
4. a traffic accident
jiāo tōng shì

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: one
: measure word
交通 : traffic
事故 : accident
5. He is very proud and always holds others in contempt.
tài jiāo ào le zǒng kàn bu bié rén

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: he
: too
骄傲 : proud
: indicating a change in one’s understanding, idea, view or action
: always
: look
看不起 : look down on
别人 : other people
6. Let’s go shopping together.
men guàng jiē ba

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我们 : we
一起 : together
: go
逛街 : shopping
: used at the end of a sentence, to indicate a suggestion, a request, or a command
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Comments (8)

cyrus borromeoJanuary 22nd, 2010 at 4:56 am

what happen to the sound clips?

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Min Min Reply:

Hi cyrus borromeo,
Which sound clips have problems? Have you installed the flash player for your browser?

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cyrusborromeo Reply:

oh i am sorry the sound clips are back now…i think i just had some problem with
my browser. its all showing now. thanks.

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caesarFebruary 18th, 2010 at 11:32 pm

min min, please check write of the qi (in jan 22nd) is that correct, because it’s not the same with the example? thks,

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Min Min Reply:

Hi caesar,
Sorry, I can’t get what you mean. Could you tell me more about the error?

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Min Min Reply:

These 3 characters look similar but actually they are different :
己 (jǐ), 已 (yǐ) , 巳(sì)
The first and second are more commonly used.

What I have learnt during my school last time for the character “起” is 走 + 己. And according to my dictionary, it should be 己.
However, if you try this website
http://www.archchinese.com/arch_animation.html
It shows 巳(sì) and 己 (jǐ)as the component.

I have contacted the support of the software that I used to generate the animated stroke order image, and asked if they have corrected this in their latest version.

Thanks Viencit for explaining the error.

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Min Min Reply:

I have changed the stroke order image.
I need to set to simplified in the settings of the software, so that it will generate the correct character.
Thanks for the prompt reply from their support team.

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ViencitFebruary 20th, 2010 at 3:06 pm

Caesar mentioned this : 已 and 巳

In the stroke order example it’s : 巳 and not 已
But following my dic. both mean the same

the radical 走 + 已 or the radical 走 + 巳

Viencit

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