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 24 of 24 1…222324 Go to page Go 现代科学起始于文艺复兴的欧洲。 xiàndài kēxué qǐshǐ yú wényìfùxīng de ōuzhōu. Modern science began in Renaissance Europe. Source: CCMatrix我在互联网真正起飞之前就在这里,但这座城市已经在改变了。 wǒ zài hùliánwǎng zhēnzhèng qǐfēi zhīqián jiù zài zhèlǐ, dàn zhè zuò chéngshì yǐjing zài gǎibiàn le. I was here before the Internet really took off, but the city was already changing. Source: CCMatrix 1…222324 Go to page Go