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卷起 meaning in English

juǎnqǐ

to roll up; to curl up

18 strokes

Meaning of 卷起

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

juǎnqǐ
  1. to roll up
  2. to curl up
  3. (of dust etc) to swirl up
juǎnqǐ
  1. variant of 捲起|卷起[juan3 qi3]

卷起 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

卷juǎn起qǐ你nǐ右yòu边biān的de袖xiù子zi。
Roll up your right sleeve.
卷juǎn起qǐ你nǐ的de袖xiù子zi。
Roll up your sleeve.
汤tāng姆mǔ卷juǎn起qǐ裤kù管guǎn，露lù出chū鲜xiān红hóng的de袜wà子zi。
Tom rolled up his trouser legs, making his bright red socks visible.
汤tāng姆mǔ卷juǎn起qǐ了le他tā的de裤kù腿tuǐ，好hǎo让ràng人rén看kàn到dào他tā鲜xiān红hóng色sè的de袜wà子zi。
Tom rolled up his pant legs so people could see his bright red socks.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

卷 juǎn · to roll up · 8 strokes

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  8. 8

起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes

  1. 1
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Related words

Words that share a character with 卷起.

一起yīqǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
起来qǐláito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
起床qǐchuángto get out of bed; to get up
想起xiǎngqǐto recall; to think of
起飞qǐfēi(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to star
看起来kàn qǐláiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the
了不起liǎobuqǐamazing; terrific
引起yǐnqǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
看不起kànbuqǐto look down upon; to despise
试卷shìjuànexamination paper; test paper
提起tíqǐto mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise

Questions about 卷起

What does 卷起 mean?

卷起 (juǎnqǐ) means "to roll up; to curl up".

How do you write 卷起?

卷起 is made of 2 characters: 卷 (8 strokes), 起 (10 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.