| 经不起 | jīng bu qǐ | can't stand it; to be unable to bear; to be unable to resist |
| 早起 | zǎo qǐ | to get up early |
| 竖起 | shù qi | to hold up (high); to raise up |
| 起诉书 | qǐ sù shū | indictment (law); statement of charges (law) |
| 起因 | qǐ yīn | cause; a factor (leading to an effect) |
| 对得起 | duì de qǐ | not to let sb down; to treat sb fairly; be worthy of |
| 吴起 | Wú qǐ | Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi; Wu Qi (440-381 BC), military leader and politician of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), author of ”Wu-zi” 吴子, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 |
| 起步 | qǐ bù | to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity) |
| 四起 | sì qǐ | to spring up everywhere; from all around |
| 崛起 | jué qǐ | to rise abruptly (to a towering position); to tower over; to spring up; to emerge suddenly; the emergence (e.g. of a power) |
| 起爆 | qǐ bào | to explode; to set off an explosion; to detonate |
| 风起云涌 | fēng qǐ yún yǒng | lit. rising winds, scudding clouds (idiom); turbulent times; violent development |
| 迭起 | dié qǐ | continuously arising; to arise repeatedly |
| 后起之秀 | hòu qǐ zhī xiù | an up-and coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation |
| 此起彼伏 | cǐ qǐ bǐ fú | up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession; no sooner one subsides, the next arises; repeating continuously; occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc) |
| 起程 | qǐ chéng | to set out; to leave |
| 看得起 | kàn de qǐ | to show respect for; to think highly of |
| 蜂起 | fēng qǐ | to swarm; to rise in masses |
| 起早贪黑 | qǐ zǎo tān hēi | to rise early and sleep late |
| 秋收起义 | Qiū shōu qǐ yì | Autumn Harvest Uprising |
| 起子 | qǐ zi | baking soda (used to leaven bread); screwdriver; bottle opener |
| 起誓 | qǐ shì | to vow; to swear an oath |
| 金田起义 | Jīn tián qǐ yì | Jintian Uprising |
| 从…起 | cóng qǐ | starting from |
| 起哄 | qǐ hòng | to heckle; rowdy jeering; to create a disturbance |
| 起源 | qǐ yuán | origin; to originate; to come from |
一波未平，
一波又起 | yī bō wèi píng ,
yī bō yòu qǐ | before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved; many twists and turns to a story; one thing after another |
| 一跃而起 | yī yuè ér qǐ | to jump up suddenly; to bound up; to rise up in one bound |
| 不起眼 | bù qǐ yǎn | unobtrusive; inconspicuous; insignificant; non-eye catching |
| 人民起义 | rén mín qǐ yì | popular uprising |
| 人类起源 | rén lèi qǐ yuán | origin of mankind |
| 仰卧起坐 | yǎng wò qǐ zuò | sit-up (physical exercise) |
任凭风浪起，
稳坐钓鱼台 | rèn píng fēng làng qǐ ,
wěn zuò diào yú tái | lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation; a cool head in a crisis |
全世界无产者联合
起来 | quán shì jiè wú chǎn zhě lián hé qǐ lai | Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!; Workers of the world, unite! |
| 公孙起 | Gōng sūn Qǐ | Gongsun Qi (-258 BC), famous general of Qin 秦国, the victor at 长平 in 260 BC; same as Bai Qi 白起 |
| 凸起 | tū qǐ | convex; protruding; to protrude; to bulge; to buckle upwards |
| 勃起 | bó qǐ | erection; to have an erection |
| 勤俭起家 | qín jiǎn qǐ jiā | to build up a family by thrift and hard work (idiom) |
| 勾起 | gōu qǐ | to evoke; to induce; to call to mind; to pick up with a hook |
| 升起 | shēng qǐ | to raise; to hoist; to rise |
| 南昌起义 | Nán chāng Qǐ yì | Nanchang Uprising, 1st August 1927, the beginning of military revolt by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War |
| 卷起 | juǎn qǐ | to roll up; to curl up; to furl (a flag, umbrella etc); to swirl (of dust, wind, sandstorm etc); twist (in gymnastics) |
| 另起炉灶 | lìng qǐ lú zào | lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch; back to square one; to start of on a new path |
| 吊起 | diào qǐ | to hoist |
| 吴起县 | Wú qǐ xiàn | Wuqi county in Yan'an 延安, Shaanxi |
| 商飙徐起 | shāng biāo xú qǐ | the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom) |
| 围起 | wéi qǐ | to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence in |
| 在一起 | zài yī qǐ | together |
垂直和短距起落飞
机 | chuí zhí hé duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī | vertical or short take-off and landing aircraft |
| 垂直起落飞机 | chuí zhí qǐ luò fēi jī | vertical take-off and landing aircraft |
