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 3 of 24 12345…24 Go to page Go 从今起,我们一起做每件事。 cóng jīn qǐ, wǒmen yīqǐ zuò měi jiàn shì. From now on, we will do everything together. Source: CCMatrix为了你自己的快乐而起舞。 wèile nǐ zìjǐ de kuàilè ér qǐ wǔ. Dance for your own joy. Source: CCMatrix从那一天起,我每天都快乐。 cóng nà yītiān qǐ, wǒ měitiān dōu kuàilè. I have been happy every day since then. Source: CCMatrix从中午起我就一直在这里。 cóng zhōngwǔ qǐ wǒ jiù yīzhí zài zhèlǐ. I have been here since noon. Source: CCMatrix他犹豫着,考虑该从何说起。 tā yóuyù zhe, kǎolǜ gāi cónghé shuō qǐ. He hesitated, wondering where to start. Source: CCMatrix让我先从一个老笑话讲起。 ràng wǒ xiān cóng yīge lǎo xiàohua jiǎng qǐ. Let me start with an old joke. Source: CCMatrix她从昨天起就没回过家了。 tā cóng zuótiān qǐ jiù méi huí guo jiā le. She hasn't been home since yesterday. Source: OpenSubtitles从昨晚起什么都没有改变。 cóng zuówǎn qǐ shénme dōu méiyǒu gǎibiàn. Nothing has changed since last night. Source: CCMatrix你从六岁起就偷我的东西。 nǐ cóng liù suì qǐ jiù tōu wǒde dōngxi. You've been stealing from me since you were six. Source: OpenSubtitles她从十四岁起就开始写作。 tā cóng shísì suì qǐ jiù kāishǐ xiězuò. She has been writing since the age of fourteen. Source: CCMatrix从那时起他就没和我说话。 cóng nàshí qǐ tā jiù méi hé wǒ shuō huà. He has not spoken to me since then. Source: CCMatrix从现在起,他将接管这门课。 cóng xiànzài qǐ, tā jiāng jiēguǎn zhè mén kè. He will be taking over this class from now on. Source: OpenSubtitles火车驶近隧道时鸣起汽笛。 huǒchē shǐ jìn suìdào shí míng qǐ qì dí. The train whistled as it approached the tunnel. Source: AI Challenger 2017从现在起,听我说。 cóng xiànzài qǐ, tīng wǒ shuō. From now on, listen to me. Source: OpenSubtitles他可以从8月12日起恢复比赛。 tā kěyǐ cóng8 yuè12 rì qǐ huīfù bǐsài. He can resume playing from 12 August. Source: CCMatrix我从十岁起就给他打工了。 wǒ cóng shí suì qǐ jiù gěi tā dǎ gōng le. I've been working for him since I was 10. Source: OpenSubtitles我从今天一大早起就在等他。 wǒ cóng jīntiān yīdàzǎo qǐ jiù zài děng tā. I've been waiting for him since early this morning. Source: Tatoeba我从七岁起就开始组装电脑。 wǒ cóng qī suì qǐ jiù kāishǐ zǔzhuāng diànnǎo. I've been building computers since I was seven. Source: OpenSubtitles他答应了从现在起保护我们。 tā dāying le cóng xiànzài qǐ bǎohù wǒmen. He promised to protect us from now on. Source: OpenSubtitles我从12岁起就没见过我父亲了。 wǒ cóng12 suì qǐ jiù méi jiàn guo wǒ fùqīn le. I haven't seen my father since I was 12. Source: OpenSubtitles 12345…24 Go to page Go