起

Meaning(verb, measure word, locality)

to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier fo

Examples

• 我每天六点起床。

  wǒ měi tiān liù diǎn qǐ chuáng.

  I get up at six every day.

• 从明天起我要早点儿睡。

  cóng míng tiān qǐ wǒ yào zǎo diǎn ér shuì.

  Starting tomorrow, I'm going to bed earlier.

• 路口发生了一起车祸。

  lù kǒu fā shēng le yì qǐ chē huò.

  There was a car accident at the intersection.

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