掀起 xiānqǐ HSK7 to lift Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents xiānqǐ to lift 掀 xiān particleverb to lift to lift or raise a lid, cover, or curtain; to pull back; to open up起 qǐ particle up used after a verb to show upward movementxiānqǐ to surge 掀 xiān to surge to rise and fall; to heave, surge, or rock, especially of waves or the sea起 qǐ particleverb to rise to get up; to stand up; to rise (as in the sun, wind, or waves); to get out of bedxiānqǐ to set off 掀 xiān to surge to rise and fall; to heave, surge, or rock, especially of waves or the sea起 qǐ particleverb to begin [action] used after a verb to show that an action is starting