Trad. Simp. Pinyin English
按下葫蘆浮起瓢 按下葫芦浮起瓢 àn xià piáo solve one problem only to find another cropping up
白手起家 bái shǒu jiā build up from nothing; start from scratch
比起 compared with
波瀾起伏 波澜起伏 lán of a piece of writing with one climax following another
勃起 have an erection; erection
東山再起 东山再起 dōng shān zài comeback
對不起 对不起 duì bu I'm sorry; pardon me; forgive me
對得起 对得起 duì de not let sb. down; treat sb. fairly; be worthy of
多地起源說 多地起源说 duō yuán shuō multiregional hypothesis
發起 发起 (v) first begin to do sth; initiate; (v) begin; launch
發起人 发起人 rén (n) founding member
負擔不起 负担不起 dān bu cannot afford; cannot bear the burden
過早起爆 过早起爆 guò zǎo bào preinitiation
華沙起義 华沙起义 Huá shā Warsaw Uprising
喚起 唤起 huàn (vt) fillip
激起 arouse; excite; inflame
記起 记起 recall
金田起義 金田起义 Jīn tián Jintian Uprising
經得起 经得起 jīng de (vi) withstand
舉起 举起 heave; lift; uphold
崛起 jué to rise
看不起 kàn bu look down upon; despise
看起來 看起来 kàn lái (idiom) looks as if (based on what is known so far)
了不起 liǎo bu amazing; terrific; extraordinary
另起爐灶 另起炉灶 lìng zào to start from scratch; to set up a separate kitchen
農民起義 农民起义 nóng mín peasant revolt
拼起來 拼起来 pīn qi lai to put together
to rise; to raise; to get up
起步 start to execute, start,
起草 cǎo draft (a bill); draw up (plans)
起初 chū originally; at first; at the outset
起床 chuáng to get up
起點 起点 diǎn starting point
起飛 起飞 fēi to take off (in an airplane)
起伏 ups and downs; with a wavy motion (brush stroke in painting)
起鬨 起哄 hòng (v) gather together and cause a commotion
起勁 起劲 jìn vigorously; energetically; enthusiastically
起居 Daily Life
起來 起来 lai beginning or continuing an action; upward movement; stand up
起落架 luò jià undercarriage
起碼 起码 (adj) at the minimum; at the very least
起跑線 起跑线 pǎo xiàn starting line (for race); scratch line (for a relay race)
起泡沫 pào seethe
起身 shēn (v) leave; set forth; (v) get up
起始 shǐ originate
起死回生 huí shēng arise from the dead
起訴 起诉 to sue; to bring a lawsuit against
起訴員 起诉员 yuán prosecutor
起訴者 起诉者 zhě suitor
起義 起义 uprising; insurrection; revolt
起用 yòng to promote; to reinstate (in a position or job)
起源 yuán origin; to originate; to come from
起重機 起重机 zhòng crane
起皺紋 起皱纹 zhòu wén shrivel
瞧不起 qiáo to look down upon; to hold in contempt
秋收起義 秋收起义 Qiū shōu Autumn Harvest Uprising
惹起 provoke, incite; stir up; arouse (attention)
生命起源 shēng mìng yuán origin of life
升起 shēng hoist; raise
昇起 升起 shēng rise
豎起耳朵 竖起耳朵 shù ěr duo (phr) prick up one's ears
豎起 竖起 shù qi hold up (high); raise up
抬起 tái uplift
提前起爆 qián bào "fizzle" (atomic bomb misfire); preinitiation
挑起 tiǎo stir up; incite
武昌起義 武昌起义 chāng Wuchang Uprising
掀起 xiān (v) lift; (v) raise in height; (v) begin
小起重機 小起重机 xiǎo zhòng jack
興起 兴起 xīng (v) rise; come in vogue
一起 together
引起 yǐn to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
緣起 缘起 yuán origin
脹起 胀起 zhàng bulge

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