dǎqǐ
to lift
打起 dǎ//qǐ
- to lift
- to lift up; to raise; to pull up a curtain or cover
- to summon up
- to summon up courage; to pull oneself together or cheer up, as in the phrase 打起精神 dǎqǐjīngshen
- to strike
- to strike something to make it fly up or move
- to fight
- to begin fighting; to start a fight