起 (qǐ) — (verb) to get up; to rise; (classifier) for groups of people; for incidents
Definition
As a verb, 起 means 'to get up / rise' — used on its own as the base word; 起床 is specifically 'get out of bed' and 起来 adds direction/beginning. As a classifier, it counts groups of people or incidents/events.
verb
to get upto rise
classifier
for groups of peoplefor incidents
Examples
- 。Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng liù diǎn qǐ chuáng.He gets up at six every morning.
- 起。Tā zǎo chén qǐ dé zǎo.He gets up early in the morning.
- 起。Tā men fēn chéng liǎng qǐ qù lǚ xíng.They divided into two groups and went travelling.
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