起 qǐ HSK1 go up Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: to start All meanings 4,795 qǐ 4,795 to rise 2,453to mention 893to begin [action] 469to start 462[capability] 249up 237to happen 34to draft 14[event] 13to build 1 Some sentences contain multiple meanings of 起, so totals are smaller than the sum of items. 462 sentences for 起 (qǐ — to start) — page 2 of 24 1234…24 Go to page Go 从现在起，我将做得更好。 cóng xiànzài qǐ, wǒ jiāng zuò de gènghǎo. I will do better from now on. Source: CCMatrix从你18岁起我就认识你了。 cóng nǐ18 suì qǐ wǒ jiù rènshi nǐ le. I've known you since you were 18 years old. Source: UM-Corpus: Spoken从现在起不要和我联系。 cóng xiànzài qǐ bùyào hé wǒ liánxì. Don’t contact me from now on. Source: CCMatrix人们打扫房舍，穿起新衣。 rénmen dǎ sǎo fángshè, chuān qǐ xīn yī. People clean their houses and put on new clothes. Source: CCMatrix从昨晚起一直下雨。 cóng zuówǎn qǐ yīzhí xià yǔ. It's been raining since last night. Source: Tatoeba我们从十岁起就认识了。 wǒmen cóng shí suì qǐ jiù rènshi le. We have known each other since we were 10 years old. Source: CCMatrix他讲起了他父亲和母亲。 tā jiǎng qǐ le tā fùqīn hé mǔqīn. He talked about his father and his mother. Source: CCMatrix我从他两岁起就认识他。 wǒ cóng tā liǎng suì qǐ jiù rènshi tā. I have known him since he was 2 years old. Source: CCMatrix我从昨天起就在这儿了。 wǒ cóng zuótiān qǐ jiù zài zhèr le. I've been here since yesterday. Source: OpenSubtitles他开始讲起了他的故事。 tā kāishǐ jiǎng qǐ le tā de gùshi. He started to tell his story. Source: CCMatrix从那时起，他已经8次住院。 cóng nàshí qǐ, tā yǐjing8 cì zhù yuàn. Since then, he's been hospitalized eight times. Source: CCMatrix从上周三起，她一直缺席。 cóng shàng zhōu sān qǐ, tā yīzhí quē xí. She has been absent since last Wednesday. Source: Tatoeba我从昨天起就没见过你。 wǒ cóng zuótiān qǐ jiù méi jiàn guo nǐ. I haven't seen you since yesterday. Source: OpenSubtitles我从15岁起就一直在打篮球。 wǒ cóng15 suì qǐ jiù yīzhí zài dǎ lánqiú. I have been playing basketball since I was 15 years old. Source: CCMatrix从那时起，我就独立自主了。 cóng nàshí qǐ, wǒ jiù dúlìzìzhǔ le. I have been independent since then. Source: CCMatrix从现在起我会更加注意的。 cóng xiànzài qǐ wǒ huì gèngjiā zhùyì de. I will be more careful from now on. Source: OpenSubtitles从那时起我就对你有感觉。 cóng nàshí qǐ wǒ jiù duì nǐ yǒu gǎnjué. I've had feelings for you since then. Source: OpenSubtitles他从五月起就没法走路了。 tā cóng wǔyuè qǐ jiù méi fǎ zǒu lù le. He has been unable to walk since May. Source: CCMatrix从今天起，我不想和你分离。 cóng jīntiān qǐ, wǒ bùxiǎng hé nǐ fēnlí. From this day on, I don't want to be separated from you. Source: CCMatrix从昨天起我就没见过她了。 cóng zuótiān qǐ wǒ jiù méi jiàn guo tā le. I have not seen her since yesterday. Source: OpenSubtitles 1234…24 Go to page Go
