起 qǐ HSK1 go up Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: to build 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. 1 sentence for 起 (qǐ — to build) 她父亲是一位白手起家的百万富翁。 tā fùqīn shì yī wèi báishǒuqǐjiā de bǎiwànfùwēng. Her father is a self-made millionaire. Source: OpenSubtitles