起床 (qǐ chuáng) — to get up, to get out of bed

Definition

起床 means 'to get up / get out of bed' and is a fixed verb — used only for waking and leaving bed, not for standing up from a seat (use 起来). Related verbs like 起 and 爬 also mean 'get up' but are used in different contexts.

verb

to get upto get out of bed

Examples

起床。
Wǒ měi tiān qī diǎn qǐ chuáng.
I get up at seven every day.
起床。
Tā qǐ chuáng hěn wǎn.
He gets up very late.
起床。
Wǒ men qǐ chuáng ba.
Let's get up.

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