起 qǐ HSK1 go up Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: [event] 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. 13 sentences for 起 (qǐ — [event]) 这起事故发生在郊区。 zhè qǐ shìgù fāshēng zài jiāoqū. The accident occurred in the suburbs. Source: CCMatrix谁来为这起事故买单? shéi lái wèi zhè qǐ shìgù mǎi dān? Who will pay for this accident? Source: CCMatrix你说这是一起抢劫案。 nǐ shuō zhè shì yī qǐ qiǎngjié'àn. You said this was a robbery. Source: OpenSubtitles他否认曾参与这起抢劫案。 tā fǒurèn céng cānyù zhè qǐ qiǎngjié'àn. He denied having participated in the robbery. Source: CCMatrix几乎同时发生了两起车祸。 jīhū tóngshí fāshēng le liǎng qǐ chēhuò. There were two car accidents almost simultaneously. Source: CCMatrix昨天这里发生了一起事故。 zuótiān zhèlǐ fāshēng le yī qǐ shìgù. There was an accident here yesterday. Source: CCMatrix我对这起事故负有全部责任。 wǒ duì zhè qǐ shìgù fùyǒu quánbù zérèn. I take full responsibility for this accident. Source: CCMatrix我向警方报告了这起盗窃案。 wǒ xiàng jǐngfāng bàogào le zhè qǐ dàoqiè'àn. I reported the theft to the police. Source: AI Challenger 2017这一地区发生了数百起沉船事件。 zhè yī dìqū fāshēng le shùbǎi qǐ chénchuán shìjiàn. There have been hundreds of shipwrecks in the region. Source: CCMatrix地震震动了日本首都的建筑物,并引起了几起火灾。 dìzhèn zhèndòng le rìběn shǒudū de jiànzhùwù, bìng yǐnqǐ le jǐ qǐ huǒzāi. The quake shook buildings in the Japanese capital and caused several fires. Source: CCMatrix发生了一起事故。 fāshēng le yīqǐ shìgù. There's been an accident. Source: OpenSubtitles她紧急刹车,避免了一起事故。 tā jǐnjí shā chē, bìmiǎn le yīqǐ shìgù. She braked hard and avoided an accident. Source: AI Challenger 2017我目击了一起汽车意外事故。 wǒ mù jī le yīqǐ qìchē yìwàishìgù. I witnessed a car accident. Source: AI Challenger 2017