启 (啟)
qǐ
Pinyin

Definition

启 (啟)
 - 
qǐ
  1. to open
  2. to start
  3. to initiate
  4. to enlighten or awaken
  5. to state
  6. to inform
启 (啟)
 - 
Qǐ
  1. Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yǔ], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xià Cháo] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

启动
qǐ dòng
  1. 1 to start (a machine)
  2. 2 (fig.) to set in motion
  3. 3 to launch (an operation)
  4. 4 to activate (a plan)
启程
qǐ chéng
  1. 1 to set out on a journey
开启
kāi qǐ
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to start
  3. 3 (computing) to enable
启
Qǐ
  1. 1 Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yǔ], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xià Cháo] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
启事
qǐ shì
  1. 1 announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)
  2. 2 to post information
  3. 3 a notice

Idioms (5)

不愤不启
bù fèn bù qǐ
  1. 1 a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)
承前启后
chéng qián qǐ hòu
  1. 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
殷忧启圣
yīn yōu qǐ shèng
  1. 1 deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)
  2. 2 storms make oaks take deeper root
羞于启齿
xiū yú qǐ chǐ
  1. 1 to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
难以启齿
nán yǐ qǐ chǐ
  1. 1 to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)
  2. 2 to find it hard to speak about sth

Sample Sentences

从“暂停”到“重启”，这是无数人翘首企盼的一幕。武汉，一度是新冠肺炎疫情的“风暴中心”，全市累计报告确诊病例50008例，病亡2572例。
cóng “zàntíng ”dào “chóngqǐ ”，zhèshì wúshù rén qiáoshǒuqǐpàn de yī mù 。Wǔhàn ，yīdù shì xīnguānfèiyán yìqíng de “fēngbàozhōngxīn ”，quánshì lěijì bàogào quèzhěn bìnglì wǔwànlíngbā lì ，bìngwáng liǎngqiānwǔbǎiqīshíèr lì 。
From "pause" to "restart", this is a scene which countless people are looking forward to. Wuhan, once was the "storm centre" of COVID-19 pandemic, has a total of 50,008 confirmed cases and 2,572 deaths reported.
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究竟剧情会怎么发展呢？敬请期待。记得点击追踪，开启小铃铛，我们下一期再见。
jiūjìng jùqíng huì zěnme fāzhǎn ne ？jìngqǐng qīdài 。jìde diǎnjī zhuīzōng ，kāiqǐ xiǎo língdang ，wǒmen xià yī qī zàijiàn 。
How exactly will the plot develop? Stay tuned. Remember to hit subscribe, and turn on the little bell (for notification). We will see you in the next episode.
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姚明虽然已经退役好几年了，但我心里也还是一直把火箭队当成母队来看，我想有很多中国球迷有着跟我们一样的火箭情怀，他开启了火箭队的整个中国市场。
Yáo Míng suīrán yǐjīng tuìyì hǎojǐ nián le ，dàn wǒ xīnli yě hái shì yīzhí bǎ Huǒjiànduì dàngchéng mǔ duì láikàn ，wǒ xiǎng yǒu hěn duō Zhōngguó qiúmí yǒuzhe gēn wǒmen yīyàng de Huǒjiàn qínghuái ，tā kāi qǐ le Huǒjiànduì de zhěnggè zhōngguóshìchǎng 。
Although Yao Ming retired several years ago, I've always seen the Rockets as my home team. I think that a lot of Chinese basketball fans have an attachment to the Rockets, as he launched the entire Chinese market for the Rockets.
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让我们共同铭记历史所启示的伟大真理：正义必胜！和平必胜！人民必胜！
ràng wǒmen gòngtóng míngjì lìshǐ suǒ qǐshì de wěidà zhēnlǐ ：zhèngyì bìshèng ！hépíng bìshèng ！rénmín bìshèng ！
Let us come together to engrave the great truth revealed by history in our memories: justice must prevail! Peace must prevail! The people must prevail!
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这一伟大胜利，重新确立了中国在世界上的大国地位，使中国人民赢得了世界爱好和平人民的尊敬。这一伟大胜利，开辟了中华民族伟大复兴的光明前景，开启了古老中国凤凰涅槃浴火重生的新征程
zhè yī wěidà shènglì ，chóngxīn quèlì le Zhōngguó zàishìjièshàng de dàguó dìwèi ，shǐ Zhōngguó rénmín yíngdé le shìjiè àihào hépíng rénmín de zūnjìng 。zhè yī wěidà shènglì ，kāipì le zhōnghuámínzú wěidà fùxīng de guāngmíng qiánjǐng ，kāiqǐ le gǔlǎo Zhōngguó fènghuáng nièpán yùhuǒ chóngshēng de xīn zhēngchéng
This great victory has reaffirmed China’s status as a major nation in the world order, winning Chinese people the respect of peace-loving people around the world. This great victory launched a bright future of renaissance for the Chinese people, and started the nirvana that is ancient China’s phoenix on its expedition through the flames to rebirth.
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不一致啊？还以为爱因斯坦的理论来源是牛顿的经典理论呢，他们有承前启后的关系。
bù yīzhì ā ？hái yǐwéi Àiyīnsītǎn de lǐlùn láiyuán shì Niúdùn de jīngdiǎn lǐlùn ne ，tāmen yǒu chéngqiánqǐhòu de guānxi 。
Not entirely the same? I'd thought that Einstein's theories came from Newton's classic theory, and that Einstein was essentially continuing Newton's work.
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实在抱歉，你等我再重启试试……啊，太不好意思了，空调还是不能用呢。
shízài bàoqiàn ，nǐ děng wǒ zài chóngqǐ shì shì ……a ，tài bùhǎoyìsi le ，kōngtiáo háishi bùnéng yòng ne 。
Sorry, please wait while I try to restart ... Ah, I’m so sorry, the air conditioner still can’t be used.
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通过现场摆放的3D打印仪器制作以咖啡渣制作咖啡杯等产品，启迪观众对可持续设计的想象。
tōngguò xiànchǎng bǎifàng de dǎyìn yíqì zhìzuò yǐ kāfēizhā zhìzuò kāfēibēi děng chǎnpǐn ，qǐdí guānzhòng duì kěchíxù shèjì de xiǎngxiàng 。
The production of coffee cups and other products with coffee grounds through 3D printing equipment placed on the scene inspires the audience's imagination of sustainable design.
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日本捕鲸船队1日从多座港口起航时隔31年重新启动商业捕鲸。
Rìběn bǔjīngchuán duì Rì cóng duō zuò gǎngkǒu qǐháng shígé nián chóngxīnqǐdòng shāngyè bǔjīng 。
The Japanese whaling fleet set sail from several ports on the 1st to restart the business of commercial whaling after a lapse of 31 years.
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4月25日下午，“世界的香格里拉”全国抖音挑战赛在云南省迪庆州正式启动。
yuè rì xiàwǔ ，“shìjiè de Xiānggélǐlā ”quánguó dǒuyīn tiǎozhàn sài zài YúnnánShěng díqìng zhōu zhèngshì qǐdòng 。
On the afternoon of April 25th, the "World's Shangri-La" National Tik Tok Challenge was officially launched in Diqing Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
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