掀起 (xiān qǐ): Lift (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

xiān掀

to lift, to raise, to overturn

qǐ起

to rise, to get up, to start

4.

How to Use 掀起 in Sentences

Verb + Measure Wordwith一阵

xiān掀

qǐ起

yī一

zhèn阵

neutral

spark a wave of

Adverb + Verbwith再次

zài再

cì次

xiān掀

qǐ起

Verb + Object

xiān掀

qǐ起

rè热

cháo潮

neutral

Verb + Complementwith不起来

xiān掀

bù不

qǐ起

lái来

5.

Example Sentences with 掀起

tā他

xiān掀

qǐ起

le了

bèi被

zi子

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一起

yì qǐ

together

起床qǐ chuángget up (out of bed)

起来qǐ laistand up; sit up; rise to one's feet

起飞qǐ fēitake off [plane]

引起yǐn qǐto give rise to

起到qǐ dào(in an expression of the form 起到…用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)

发起fā qǐto originate

4.

How to Use 掀起 in Sentences

Verb + Measure Wordwith一阵

xiān掀

qǐ起

yī一

zhèn阵

neutral

spark a wave of

Adverb + Verbwith再次

zài再

cì次

xiān掀

qǐ起

Verb + Object

xiān掀

qǐ起

rè热

cháo潮

neutral

Verb + Complementwith不起来

xiān掀

bù不

qǐ起

lái来

5.

Example Sentences with 掀起

tā他

xiān掀

qǐ起

le了

bèi被

zi子

neutral

spark again

spark a craze

xiān掀

qǐ起

gāo高

cháo潮

neutral

spark a climax

informal

Spoken

cannot be sparked

。

He lifted the blanket.

zhè这

chǎng场

kē科

jì技

gé革

mìng命

xiān掀

qǐ起

le了

chǎn产

yè业

jié结

gòu构

de的

shēn深

kè刻

biàn变

gé革

。

This technological revolution has triggered profound changes in the industrial structure.

nǐ你

néng能

xiān掀

qǐ起

zhè这

kuài块

shí石

bǎn板

kàn看

xià下

miàn面

yǒu有

shén什

me么

ma吗

？

Can you lift this stone slab to see what's underneath?

zhè这

chǎng场

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

xiān掀

qǐ起

le了

rè热

liè烈

de的

zhǎng掌

shēng声

。

This speech sparked enthusiastic applause.

tā他

xiān掀

qǐ起

le了

chuāng窗

lián帘

，

ràng让

qīng清

chén晨

de的

yáng阳

guāng光

sǎ洒

mǎn满

le了

zhěng整

gè个

fáng房

jiān间

。

He lifted the curtain, allowing the morning sunlight to fill the entire room.

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