起司 qǐ sī ㄑㄧˇ ㄙ hei2 si1
- (Tw) (loanword) cheese
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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
司
- 上司 shàng si ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄙ soeng6 si1 boss
- 公司 gōng sī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ gung1 si1 company; firm; corporation
- 司令 sī lìng ㄙ ㄌㄧㄥˋ si1 ling6 commanding officer
- 司机 司機 sī jī ㄙ ㄐㄧ si1 gei1 chauffeur; driver
- 司法 sī fǎ ㄙ ㄈㄚˇ si1 faat3 judicial
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- 司长 司長 sī zhǎng ㄙ ㄓㄤˇ si1 zoeng2 bureau chief
- 寿司 壽司 shòu sī ㄕㄡˋ ㄙ sau6 si1 sushi
- 官司 guān si ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄙ gun1 si1 lawsuit
- 打官司 dǎ guān si ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄙ daa2 gun1 si1 to file a lawsuit
- 司空见惯 司空見慣 sī kōng jiàn guàn ㄙ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ si1 hung1 gin3 gwaan3 a common occurrence (idiom)
- 百货公司 百貨公司 bǎi huò gōng sī ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ baak3 fo3 gung1 si1 department store
- 前司 qián sī ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙ cin4 si1 (coll.) previous company one worked at
- 卡司 kǎ sī ㄎㄚˇ ㄙ kaa1 si2 (Tw) (loanword) cast (of a film, TV show etc)
- 司仪 司儀 sī yí ㄙ ㄧˊ si1 ji4 master of ceremonies (MC)
- 司南 sī nán ㄙ ㄋㄢˊ si1 naam4 ancient Chinese compass
- 司寇 Sī kòu ㄙ ㄎㄡˋ si1 kau3 two-character surname Sikou
- 司寇 sī kòu ㄙ ㄎㄡˋ si1 kau3 minister of criminal justice (official rank in imperial China)
- 司导 司導 sī dǎo ㄙ ㄉㄠˇ si1 dou6 driver-guide
- 司康 sī kāng ㄙ ㄎㄤ si1 hong1 scone (loanword)
- 司徒 Sī tú ㄙ ㄊㄨˊ si1 tou4 two-character surname Situ
Idioms with these characters
- 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
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 喜欢 喜歡 起司 。
Tom likes cheese.
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起司 非常 能 伸展 。
The cheese is very stretchy.
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我 把 起司 涂 塗 在 面包 麵包 上
I spread cheese on bread.
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墨西哥卷饼 墨西哥捲餅 里 裡 的 起司 能 流出 来 來 。
The burrito was oozing with cheese.
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我 是 甚 么 麼 都 吃的 那种 那種 人 ， 但是 吃 起司 却 卻 很 讲 講 心情 。
I'll eat almost anything, but I'm very fickle when it comes to cheese.
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