起 qǐ HSK1 go up Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: retrieve All meanings 320 qǐ 320 case 134suffix 103appear 24from 24rise 15start 7give a name 5draft 4exert 3batch 1retrieve 1 Some sentences contain multiple meanings of 起, so totals are smaller than the sum of items. 1 sentence for 起 (qǐ — retrieve) 他去码头起货。 tā qù mǎtou qǐ huò. He went to the pier to pick up the goods. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary