掀起 meaning in English
to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc)
Meaning of 掀起
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiānqǐ
- to lift; to raise (a lid etc)
- (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc)
- (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)
掀起 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
微风在湖面上掀起了一丝丝涟漪。
A gentle wind made ripples on the surface of the pond.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
掀 xiān · to lift · 11 strokes
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起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 掀起.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
| 想起 | xiǎngqǐ | to 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 qǐlái | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the |
| 了不起 | liǎobuqǐ | amazing; terrific |
| 引起 | yǐnqǐ | to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse |
| 看不起 | kànbuqǐ | to look down upon; to despise |
| 提起 | tíqǐ | to mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise |
| 起码 | qǐmǎ | at the minimum; at the very least |
Questions about 掀起
What does 掀起 mean?
掀起 (xiānqǐ) means "to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 掀起?
掀起 is made of 2 characters: 掀 (11 strokes), 起 (10 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 掀起 an HSK word?
Yes. 掀起 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.