To lift in Chinese: 掀起 (xiān qǐ)
xiān qǐ
to lift
Definitions
- 1to lift; to raise (a lid etc)
- 2(of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc)
- 3(fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄒㄧㄢ
xiān
ㄑㄧˇ
qǐ
Example sentences
See 掀起 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
大风掀起了海上的巨浪。
dà fēng xiān qǐ le hǎi shàng de jù làng。
The strong wind stirred up huge waves on the sea.
Related words
起
qǐ
to rise
掀
xiān
to lift (a lid)
起床
qǐ chuáng
to get out of bed
一起
yī qǐ
in the same place
起飞
qǐ fēi
(of an aircraft) to take off
起来
qǐ lai
to stand up
引起
yǐn qǐ
to give rise to
想起
xiǎng qǐ
to recall
起到
qǐ dào
(in an expression of the form 起到…用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect)
起码
qǐ mǎ
at the minimum
提起
tí qǐ
to mention
发起
fā qǐ
to originate
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