鼓起
gǔ qǐ
Pinyin
Definition
鼓起
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- to summon one's (courage, faith etc)
- to puff up (one's cheeks etc)
- to bulge
- to swell out
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 in the same place
- 2 together
- 3 with
- 4 altogether (in total)
- 1 together
- 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)
- 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
- 1 to stand up
- 2 to get up
- 3 also pr. [qǐ lái]
Idioms (20)
一波未平,一波又起
- 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
- 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
事不关己,高高挂起
- 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
- 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
偃旗息鼓
- 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
- 2 to give in
Sample Sentences
他鼓起勇气对女孩儿说:“嗨!好久没看到你了!”
He gathered his courage and said to the girl, "Hi! I haven't seen you in a while! "
小倩,马老师看过很多这样的案例。他越是威胁你,你越是要鼓起勇气。
Xiao Qian, I've seen this kind of case many times. The more he threatens you, the more courage you have to muster.