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起居
起居
(qǐ jū): Daily life (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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起 • qǐ • to rise, to get up, to start • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
qǐ
起
to rise, to get up, to start
居 • jū • to reside, to dwell
jū
居
to reside, to dwell
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 起居.
Words with
起
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
一起
yì qǐ
together
起床
qǐ chuáng
get up (out of bed)
起来
qǐ lai
stand up; sit up; rise to one's feet
起飞
qǐ fēi
take off [plane]
引起
yǐn qǐ
to 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 qǐ
to originate
Words with
居
邻居
lín jū
neighbour
居然
jū rán
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
家居
jiā jū
home furnishing; household; domestic living
居住
jū zhù
live; reside; dwell
居民
jū mín
resident
定居
dìng jū
Settle down / Reside
宜居
yí jū
livable
居于
jū yú
be located in
4.
Example Sentences with 起居
tā
他
de
的
qǐ
起
jū
居
hěn
很
yǒu
有
guī
规
lǜ
律
，
měi
每
tiān
天
zǎo
早
shuì
睡
zǎo
早
qǐ
起
。
His daily routine is very regular; he goes to bed early and wakes up early every day.
tā
他
dú
独
zì
自
zài
在
wài
外
，
qǐ
起
jū
居
yǐn
lǎo
老
rén
人
qǐ
起
jū
居
yǒu
有
cháng
常
，
měi
每
tiān
饮
shí
食
dōu
都
yào
要
zì
自
jǐ
己
ān
安
pái
排
。
He lives alone, so he has to arrange his daily life and meals by himself.
天
àn
按
shí
时
chī
吃
fàn
饭
hé
和
xiū
休
xi
息
。
The elderly person has a regular daily routine and eats and rests on time every day.
