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起qǐto get up

HSK 3word

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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. 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?

  1. 我早上七点起。

    Wǒ zǎoshang qī diǎn qǐ.

    I get up at seven in the morning.

  2. 你明天几点起?

    Nǐ míngtiān jǐ diǎn qǐ?

    What time do you get up tomorrow?

  3. 他今天很早就起了。

    Tā jīntiān hěn zǎo jiù qǐ le.

    He got up very early today.

How is 起 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你几点起?

    Nǐ jǐ diǎn qǐ?

    What time do you get up?

  2. Speaker B:

    我六点起。

    Wǒ liù diǎn qǐ.

    I get up at six.

  3. Speaker A:

    太早了!

    Tài zǎo le!

    That's too early!

  4. Speaker B:

    我要去学校。

    Wǒ yào qù xuéxiào.

    I have to go to school.

Can you use 起 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我早上七点___。 (I get up at seven in the morning.)
  2. 2.What does 你明天几点起? mean?
  3. 3.What does 起 mean in 他今天很早就起了。?

What should you learn next?

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.