起qǐto get up
起 (qǐ) means "to get up," as in 我早上七点起 (I get up at seven in the morning), 你明天几点起 (What time do you get up tomorrow?) and 他今天很早就起了 (He got up very early today). In all three, 起 means to get up. This entry covers this one sense of the word.
What does 起 mean?
- 1.
to get upverb
What does the character 起 mean?
- 起to get up
How do you use 起?
See it in 我早上七点起, 你明天几点起 and 他今天很早就起了.
Patterns
time + 起
我早上七点起。
Wǒ zǎoshang qī diǎn qǐ.
I get up at seven in the morning.
What are some examples of 起 in a sentence?
How is 起 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你几点起?
Nǐ jǐ diǎn qǐ?
What time do you get up?
- Speaker B:
我六点起。
Wǒ liù diǎn qǐ.
I get up at six.
- Speaker A:
太早了!
Tài zǎo le!
That's too early!
- Speaker B:
我要去学校。
Wǒ yào qù xuéxiào.
I have to go to school.
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Related words
- 起来qǐ láito stand up; to get upHSK 2
- 一起yì qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)HSK 2
- 引起yǐn qǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouseHSK 4
- 对不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardonHSK 1
- 不行bù xíngwon't doHSK 3
- 丢diūto loseHSK 3
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.