起锚 (起錨)
qǐ máo
Pinyin

Definition

起锚 (起錨)
 - 
qǐ máo
  1. to weigh anchor

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
在一起
zài yī qǐ
  1. 1 together
发起
fā qǐ
  1. 1 to originate
  2. 2 to initiate
  3. 3 to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
  4. 4 to start
  5. 5 to propose sth (for the first time)
起
qǐ
  1. 1 to rise
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to get up
  4. 4 to set out
  5. 5 to start
  6. 6 to appear
  7. 7 to launch
  8. 8 to initiate (action)
  9. 9 to draft
  10. 10 to establish
  11. 11 to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. 12 verb suffix, to start
  13. 13 starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. 14 classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. 15 classifier for groups: batch, group
起来
qǐ lai
  1. 1 to stand up
  2. 2 to get up
  3. 3 also pr. [qǐ lái]

Idioms (20)

一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 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. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)

Sample Sentences

尤丽抬起头，发现李探长早已消失在了人群中，而轮船已经起锚。尤丽暗暗地在心中说：“谢谢，李探长，希望能再次见到您。”
YóuLì tái qǐ tóu ，fāxiàn Lǐtànzhǎng zǎoyǐ xiāoshī zài le rénqún zhōng ，ér lúnchuán yǐjīng qǐmáo 。Yóu Lì ànàn de zàixīnzhōng shuō ：“xièxie ，Lǐtànzhǎng ，xīwàng néng zàicì jiàndào nín 。”
As You Li looked up, she discovered that Detective Li had long since vanished into the crowd and that the ship had already weighed anchor. You Li thought to herself: "Thank you, Detective Li. I hope we'll meet again."
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