| 起来 | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up; (after a verb) with an upward movement |
| 起来 | qi lai | (after a verb, indicates beginning or completeness) |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; (before place or time) starting from; classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group |
| 起义 | qǐ yì | uprising; insurrection; revolt |
| 起重机 | qǐ zhòng jī | crane |
| 起动 | qǐ dòng | to start up (a motor); to launch (a computer application) |
| 起见 | qǐ jiàn | motive; purpose; (sth) being the motive or purpose |
| 起跑 | qǐ pǎo | to start running; the start of a race |
| 起头 | qǐ tóu | to start; at first; beginning |
| 起诉 | qǐ sù | to sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecute |
| 起点 | qǐ diǎn | starting point |
| 起伏 | qǐ fú | to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs |
| 起初 | qǐ chū | originally; at first; at the outset |
| 起身 | qǐ shēn | to get up; to leave; to set forth |
| 起飞 | qǐ fēi | to take off (in an airplane) |
| 起落 | qǐ luò | to rise and fall; take-off and landing; ups and downs |
| 起草 | qǐ cǎo | draft (a bill); draw up (plans) |
| 起毛 | qǐ máo | fluff; lint; to feel nervous |
| 起码 | qǐ mǎ | at the minimum; at the very least |
| 起始 | qǐ shǐ | originate |
| 起泡 | qǐ pào | to sprout boils (on one's body) |
| 起居 | qǐ jū | everyday life; regular pattern of life |
| 起立 | qǐ lì | to stand; Stand up! |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get up |
| 起先 | qǐ xiān | at first; in the beginning |
| 起劲 | qǐ jìn | vigorously; energetically; enthusiastically |
| 起火 | qǐ huǒ | to catch fire |
| 起用 | qǐ yòng | to promote; to reinstate (in a position or job) |
| 起诉书 | qǐ sù shū | indictment (law); statement of charges (law) |
| 起因 | qǐ yīn | cause; a factor (leading to an effect) |
| 起步 | qǐ bù | to set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity) |
| 起爆 | qǐ bào | to explode; to set off an explosion; to detonate |
| 起程 | qǐ chéng | to set out; to leave |
| 起早贪黑 | qǐ zǎo tān hēi | to rise early and sleep late |
| 起子 | qǐ zi | baking soda (used to leaven bread); screwdriver; bottle opener |
| 起誓 | qǐ shì | to vow; to swear an oath |
| 起哄 | qǐ hòng | to heckle; rowdy jeering; to create a disturbance |
| 起源 | qǐ yuán | origin; to originate; to come from |
| 起亚 | Qǐ yà | Kia (Motors) |
| 起价 | qǐ jià | initial price (e.g. for the first kilometer); prices starting from |
| 起动钮 | qǐ dòng niǔ | starter button; on switch |
| 起司蛋糕 | qǐ sī dàn gāo | cheesecake |
| 起名 | qǐ míng | to name; to christen; to take a name |
| 起名儿 | qǐ míngr | erhua variant of 起名, to name; to christen; to take a name |
| 起士 | qǐ shì | cheese (loanword used in Taiwan) |
| 起士蛋糕 | qǐ shì dàn gāo | cheesecake |
| 起居室 | qǐ jū shì | living room; sitting room |
| 起床号 | qǐ chuáng háo | reveille |
| 起意 | qǐ yì | to conceive a scheme; to devise a plan |
| 起搏器 | qǐ bó qì | artificial pacemaker |
