起[qǐ]

动

1. rise; get up; stand up

♦ ~席 rise from the table

♦ 早睡早~ early to bed and early to rise

2. remove; extract; pull

♦ ~油 remove grease stains

♦ ~瓶塞 pull the cork from a bottle

♦ ~钉子 draw out a nail

♦ ~雷 clear mines

♦ 把画~下来 take down a picture

3. appear; raise

♦ 脚上~水泡 get blisters on one's feet

4. rise; grow

♦ ~风了。 The wind is rising.

♦ ~疑心 become suspicious

♦ ~作用 take effect

5. draft; work out

♦ ~稿子 work out (or make) a draft

6. build; set up

♦ ~一堵墙 build a wall

♦ ~伙 set up a mess

7. start; begin

♦ 从今天~ starting from today

8. draw; get

♦ ~护照 get one's passport

9. (used after a verb preceded by 从 or 由)

♦ 从头讲~ tell the story from the very beginning

♦ 从何说~？ What shall I say? or What's there to say?

10. upwards; up

♦ 她拿~皮包就走了。 She picked up her handbag and left.

♦ 我提不~这个重箱子。 I can't lift this heavy suitcase.

♦ 拿~武器 take up arms

11. (preceded by 得 or 不) up to a certain standard

♦ 买得(不)~ can (can't) afford to buy

♦ 看得(不)~ have a high (low) opinion of

量

1. case; instance

♦ 两~大脑炎 two cases of cerebritis

2. batch; group

♦ 分两~出发 set out in two groups (or batches)