念起 niànqǐ start reciting Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 他挥动手中的魔杖，念起了咒语。 tā huīdòng shǒu zhōng de mózhàng, niànqǐ le zhòuyǔ. He waved the magic wand in his hand and began to chant a spell. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary