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起立
qǐ lì
Pinyin
Definition
起立
-
qǐ lì
to stand
Stand up!
Character Decomposition
起
走
己
立
立
Related Words
(20)
一起
yī qǐ
1
in the same place
2
together
3
with
4
altogether (in total)
在一起
zài yī qǐ
1
together
发起
fā qǐ
1
to originate
2
to initiate
3
to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
4
to start
5
to propose sth (for the first time)
起
qǐ
1
to rise
2
to raise
3
to get up
4
to set out
5
to start
6
to appear
7
to launch
8
to initiate (action)
9
to draft
10
to establish
11
to get (from a depot or counter)
12
verb suffix, to start
13
starting from (a time, place, price etc)
14
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
15
classifier for groups: batch, group
起来
qǐ lai
1
to stand up
2
to get up
3
also pr. [qǐ lái]
起床
qǐ chuáng
1
to get out of bed
2
to get up
了不起
liǎo bu qǐ
1
amazing
2
terrific
3
extraordinary
勾起
gōu qǐ
1
to evoke
2
to induce
3
to call to mind
4
to pick up with a hook
升起
shēng qǐ
1
to raise
2
to hoist
3
to rise
对不起
duì bu qǐ
1
unworthy
2
to let down
3
I'm sorry
4
excuse me
5
pardon me
6
if you please
7
sorry? (please repeat)
建立
jiàn lì
1
to establish
2
to set up
3
to found
引起
yǐn qǐ
1
to give rise to
2
to lead to
3
to cause
4
to arouse
想起
xiǎng qǐ
1
to recall
2
to think of
3
to call to mind
成立
chéng lì
1
to establish
2
to set up
3
to be tenable
4
to hold water
抬起
tái qǐ
1
to lift up
拿起
ná qǐ
1
to pick up
提起
tí qǐ
1
to mention
2
to speak of
3
to lift
4
to pick up
5
to arouse
6
to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)
早起
zǎo qǐ
1
to get up early
比起
bǐ qǐ
1
compared with
独立
dú lì
1
independent
2
independence
3
to stand alone
Idioms
(20)
一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
1
before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
2
many twists and turns to a story
3
one thing after another
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
1
to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
三十而立
sān shí ér lì
1
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
1
to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
1
lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
2
a cool head in a crisis
势不两立
shì bù liǎng lì
1
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
2
incompatible standpoints
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
1
to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
1
lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
2
fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
3
to want to have one's cake and eat it too
另起炉灶
lìng qǐ lú zào
1
lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
2
back to square one
3
to start of on a new path
商飙徐起
shāng biāo xú qǐ
1
the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
1
lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
2
restless
3
fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
1
unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
1
to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
2
radical transformation
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
1
(of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
2
volatile
3
significant ups and downs
4
roller coaster
安家立业
ān jiā lì yè
1
stable household, established profession (idiom); settled and comfortably off
崛地而起
jué dì ér qǐ
1
lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature
巍然屹立
wēi rán yì lì
1
to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)
2
towering majestically
3
(of a person) to stand up against sb
巧立名目
qiǎo lì míng mù
1
to fabricate excuses (idiom)
2
to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
平地起家
píng dì qǐ jiā
1
to start from scratch (idiom)
思潮起伏
sī cháo qǐ fú
1
thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
2
different thoughts coming to mind
Sample Sentences
先是老师进来说:“上课。”然后我们的班长会说:“起立!”
xiān shì lǎoshī jìnlai shuō :“shàngkè 。”ránhòu wǒmen de bānzhǎng huì shuō :“qǐlì !”
First the teacher will come in and say, "Time for class." Then, our class monitor will say, "Stand up!"
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