起码 起碼
起码 起碼 qǐ mǎ ㄑㄧˇ ㄇㄚˇ hei2 maa5 HSK 5 流利級 · Level 5
- at the minimum; at the very least
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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
码 碼
- 密码 密碼 mì mǎ ㄇㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ mat6 maa5 cipher; secret code
- 数码 數碼 shù mǎ ㄕㄨˋ ㄇㄚˇ sou3 maa5 number
- 码头 碼頭 mǎ tou ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄊㄡ maa5 tau4 wharf; dock; quay; pier
- 筹码 籌碼 chóu mǎ ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄚˇ cau4 maa5 bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token
- 号码 號碼 hào mǎ ㄏㄠˋ ㄇㄚˇ hou6 maa5 number
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- 二维码 二維碼 èr wéi mǎ ㄦˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄚˇ ji6 wai4 maa5 2D barcode; matrix code
- 乱码 亂碼 luàn mǎ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ lyun6 maa5 mojibake (nonsense characters displayed when software fails to render text according to its intended character encoding)
- 代码 代碼 dài mǎ ㄉㄞˋ ㄇㄚˇ doi6 maa5 code
- 价码 價碼 jià mǎ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ gaa3 maa5 price tag
- 内码 內碼 nèi mǎ ㄋㄟˋ ㄇㄚˇ noi6 maa5 internal code
- 加码 加碼 jiā mǎ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄇㄚˇ gaa1 maa5 to ratchet up
- 区码 區碼 qū mǎ ㄑㄩ ㄇㄚˇ keoi1 maa5 area code
- 大码 大碼 dà mǎ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ daai6 maa5 large size
- 字码 字碼 zì mǎ ㄗˋ ㄇㄚˇ zi6 maa5 character code
- 尺码 尺碼 chǐ mǎ ㄔˇ ㄇㄚˇ cek3 maa5 size
- 戏码 戲碼 xì mǎ ㄒㄧˋ ㄇㄚˇ hei3 maa5 theatrical piece; (fig.) scenario (in real life)
- 打码 打碼 dǎ mǎ ㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄚˇ daa2 maa5 to pixelate an image
- 扫码 掃碼 sǎo mǎ ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄚˇ sou3 maa5 to scan a QR code or barcode
- 掩码 掩碼 yǎn mǎ ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄚˇ jim2 maa5 (computing) mask
- 断码 斷碼 duàn mǎ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ tyun5 maa5 (fashion retailing) available only in a limited range of less popular sizes
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 起码 起碼 比 我 高 一个 一個 头 頭 。
Tom is at least one head taller than I am.
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他 每天 起码 起碼 会 會 看 一 部 电影 電影 。
He watches at least one movie a day.
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这 這 张 張 沙发 沙發 起码 起碼 可以 坐 三 个人 個人 。
This sofa can seat three people easily.
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无论 無論 你 平时 平時 怎么 怎麼 大大咧咧 的 ， 起码 起碼 试着 試著 稍微 礼貌 禮貌 一点 一點 吧 。
You could at least try to be a bit more polite, even though it's not like you.
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