起 qǐ
HSK 1 character · 10 strokes · radical 走
Meanings
- to rise
- to raise
- to get up
- to set out
- to start
- to appear
Words with 起
- 对不起 duì bu qǐ: I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
- 起床 qǐ chuáng: to get out of bed; to get up
- 一起 yī qǐ: (in) the same place
- 起飞 qǐ fēi: (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off
- 起来 qi lai: (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
- 引起 yǐn qǐ: to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
Example sentences
对不起。
I'm sorry.
Tatoeba #472304 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)
你对不起我。
You do me wrong.
Tatoeba #3084458 by serendipity42 (CC BY 2.0 FR)
对不起！
Sorry!
Tatoeba #4977439 by musclegirlxyp (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).