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