升旗 (shēng qí) — to raise a flag, especially in a formal flag-raising ceremony
Definition
升旗 (shēng qí) is a set phrase meaning 'to raise a flag', almost always in a formal ceremony (e.g. at schools or government buildings). It is a separable verb: 升旗 → 升过一次旗, 升旗仪式.
verb
to raise a flagespecially in a formal flag-raising ceremony
Examples
- 升旗。Wǒ men měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu shēng qí.We raise the flag every morning.
- 。Tā shēng guò liǎng cì qí.He has raised the flag twice.
- 升旗。shēng qí Yí shì zài zǎo shàng bā diǎn kāi shǐ.The flag-raising ceremony starts at 8 a.m.
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