拣起 揀起
拣起 揀起 jiǎn qǐ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˇ gaan2 hei2
- to pick up
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拣 揀
- 分拣 分揀 fēn jiǎn ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˇ fan1 gaan2 to sort (mail)
- 挑拣 挑揀 tiāo jiǎn ㄊㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˇ tiu1 gaan2 to pick and choose
- 拣择 揀擇 jiǎn zé ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄜˊ gaan2 zaak6 (literary) to select
- 拣选 揀選 jiǎn xuǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄢˇ gaan2 syun2 to select
- 白拣 白揀 bái jiǎn ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ baak6 gaan2 a cheap choice
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- 翻拣 翻揀 fān jiǎn ㄈㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ faan1 gaan2 to browse and select
- 拣信室 揀信室 jiǎn xìn shì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄕˋ gaan2 seon3 sat1 mail sorting office
- 披沙拣金 披沙揀金 pī shā jiǎn jīn ㄆㄧ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ pei1 saa1 gaan2 gam1 lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
- 挑三拣四 挑三揀四 tiāo sān jiǎn sì ㄊㄧㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙˋ tiu1 saam1 gaan2 sei3 to be picky
- 挑肥拣瘦 挑肥揀瘦 tiāo féi jiǎn shòu ㄊㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄡˋ tiu1 fei4 gaan2 sau3 (idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy
- 拣佛烧香 揀佛燒香 jiǎn fó shāo xiāng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄛˊ ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ gaan2 fat6 siu1 hoeng1 to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
- 拣饮择食 揀飲擇食 jiǎn yǐn zé shí ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄣˇ ㄗㄜˊ ㄕˊ gaan2 jam2 zaak6 sik6 to choose one's food carefully
- 暴力分拣 暴力分揀 bào lì fēn jiǎn ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄢˇ bou6 lik6 fan1 gaan2 rough handling of parcels during mail sorting
起
- 一起 yī qǐ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇ jat1 hei2 (in) the same place
- 唤起 喚起 huàn qǐ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ wun6 hei2 to waken (to action)
- 崛起 jué qǐ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧˇ gwat6 hei2 to rise abruptly (to a towering position)
- 引起 yǐn qǐ ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ jan5 hei2 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- 想起 xiǎng qǐ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ soeng2 hei2 to recall
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- 挑起 tiǎo qǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ tiu1 hei2 to provoke
- 掀起 xiān qǐ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˇ hin1 hei2 to lift; to raise (a lid etc)
- 提起 tí qǐ ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧˇ tai4 hei2 to mention; to bring up
- 比起 bǐ qǐ ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧˇ bei2 hei2 compared with
- 激起 jī qǐ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˇ gik1 hei2 to arouse
- 发起 發起 fā qǐ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˇ faat3 hei2 to originate
- 兴起 興起 xīng qǐ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˇ hing1 hei2 to rise
- 谈起 談起 tán qǐ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ taam4 hei2 to mention
- 起伏 qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hei2 fuk6 to move up and down
- 起来 起來 qǐ lai ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ hei2 loi4 to stand up; to get up
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 起到 qǐ dào ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠˋ hei2 dou3 (in an expression of the form 起到 + … + 作用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
- 起劲 起勁 qǐ jìn ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ hei2 ging3 energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
- 起床 qǐ chuáng ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄤˊ hei2 cong4 to get out of bed; to get up
- 起步 qǐ bù ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ hei2 bou6 to set out
Idioms with these characters
- 拣佛烧香 揀佛燒香 jiǎn fó shāo xiāng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄛˊ ㄕㄠ ㄒㄧㄤ gaan2 fat6 siu1 hoeng1 to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
- 披沙拣金 披沙揀金 pī shā jiǎn jīn ㄆㄧ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ pei1 saa1 gaan2 gam1 lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
- 挑肥拣瘦 挑肥揀瘦 tiāo féi jiǎn shòu ㄊㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄡˋ tiu1 fei4 gaan2 sau3 (idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy
- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 重起炉灶 重起爐竈 chóng qǐ lú zào ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ cung4 hei2 lou4 zou3 to start over from scratch (idiom)
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ci2 hei2 bei2 lok6 to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
- 大起大落 dà qǐ dà luò ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
- 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
- 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ fung1 fo2 sei3 hei2 the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
- 风起潮涌 風起潮湧 fēng qǐ cháo yǒng ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄩㄥˇ fung1 hei2 ciu4 jung2 lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up