| 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 |
| 引起 | yǐn qǐ | to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place; together; with; altogether (in total) |
| 起义 | qǐ yì | uprising; insurrection; revolt |
| 起重机 | qǐ zhòng jī | crane |
| 想起 | xiǎng qǐ | to recall; to think of; to call to mind |
| 起动 | qǐ dòng | to start up (a motor); to launch (a computer application) |
| 农民起义 | nóng mín qǐ yì | peasant revolt |
| 起见 | qǐ jiàn | motive; purpose; (sth) being the motive or purpose |
| 掀起 | xiān qǐ | to lift; to raise in height; to begin; upsurge; to set off (a campaign) |
| 激起 | jī qǐ | to arouse; to evoke; to cause; to stir up |
| 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 |
| 发起 | fā qǐ | to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time) |
| 起点 | qǐ diǎn | starting point |
| 起伏 | qǐ fú | to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs |
| 兴起 | xīng qǐ | to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue |
| 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) |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | unworthy; to let down; I'm sorry; excuse me; pardon me; if you please; sorry? (please repeat) |
| 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) |
| 挑起 | tiǎo qǐ | to provoke; to stir up; to incite |
| 突起 | tū qǐ | to appear suddenly; projection; bit sticking out |
| 起毛 | qǐ máo | fluff; lint; to feel nervous |
| 了不起 | liǎo bu qǐ | amazing; terrific; extraordinary |
| 隆起 | lóng qǐ | to swell; to bulge |
| 起码 | qǐ mǎ | at the minimum; at the very least |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐ lái | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be |
| 看不起 | kàn bu qǐ | to look down upon; to despise |
| 起始 | qǐ shǐ | originate |
| 奋起 | fèn qǐ | to rise vigorously; a spirited start |
| 起泡 | qǐ pào | to sprout boils (on one's body) |
| 武昌起义 | Wǔ chāng qǐ yì | the Wuchang Uprising of 10th October 1911 that led to Sun Yat-sen's Xinhai revolution and the fall of the Qing dynasty |
| 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 |
| 发起人 | fā qǐ rén | proposer; initiator; founding member |
| 瞧不起 | qiáo bù qǐ | to look down upon; to hold in contempt |
| 唤起 | huàn qǐ | to waken (to action); to rouse (the masses); to evoke (attention, recollection etc) |
| 起用 | qǐ yòng | to promote; to reinstate (in a position or job) |
| 再起 | zài qǐ | to arise again; to make a comeback; resurgence |
| 燃起 | rán qǐ | to ignite; to light; fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution) |
