起落 qǐ luò ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ hei2 lok6
- to rise and fall
- takeoff and landing
- ups and downs
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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
落
- 下落 xià luò ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ haa6 lok6 whereabouts
- 冷落 lěng luò ㄌㄥˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ laang5 lok6 desolate
- 回落 huí luò ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ wui4 lok6 to fall back
- 坐落 zuò luò ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ co5 lok6 to be situated
- 堕落 墮落 duò luò ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ do6 lok6 to degrade
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- 失落 shī luò ㄕ ㄌㄨㄛˋ sat1 lok6 to lose (sth)
- 击落 擊落 jī luò ㄐㄧ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gik1 lok6 to shoot down (a plane)
- 段落 duàn luò ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ dyun6 lok6 phase
- 没落 沒落 mò luò ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ mut6 lok6 to decline
- 流落 liú luò ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ lau4 lok6 to wander about destitute
- 脱落 脫落 tuō luò ㄊㄨㄛ ㄌㄨㄛˋ tyut3 lok6 to drop off; to fall off; (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out
- 落下 luò xià ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ lok6 haa6 to fall
- 落伍 luò wǔ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄨˇ lok6 ng5 to fall behind the ranks
- 落地 luò dì ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧˋ lok6 dei6 to fall to the ground
- 落实 落實 luò shí ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕˊ lok6 sat6 practical
- 落差 luò chā ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄚ lok6 caa1 drop in elevation
- 落后 落後 luò hòu ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄡˋ lok6 hau6 to fall behind
- 落得 luò de ㄌㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄉㄜ lok6 dak1 ending up as
- 落户 落戶 luò hù ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨˋ lok6 wu6 to settle
- 落选 落選 luò xuǎn ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄩㄢˇ lok6 syun2 to fail to be chosen (or elected)
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
- 避坑落井 bì kēng luò jǐng ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄥ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ bei6 haang1 lok6 zeng2 to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
- 参差错落 參差錯落 cēn cī cuò luò ㄘㄣ ㄘ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ caam1 ci1 co3 lok6 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
- 尘埃落定 塵埃落定 chén āi luò dìng ㄔㄣˊ ㄞ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ can4 oi1 lok6 ding6 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
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- 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˋ cam4 jyu4 lok6 ngaan6 lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
- 错落不齐 錯落不齊 cuò luò bù qí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ cok3 lok6 bat1 cai4 disorderly and uneven (idiom); irregular and disorderly
- 错落有致 錯落有致 cuò luò yǒu zhì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓˋ cok3 lok6 jau5 zi3 in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect
- 打落水狗 dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄡˇ daa2 lok6 seoi2 gau2 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
- 告一段落 gào yī duàn luò ㄍㄠˋ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gou3 jat1 dyun6 lok6 to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
Example sentences
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他 的 人生 充满 充滿 了 起 起落 落 。
His life was full of ups and downs.
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