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起 (hei2) — case; instance in Cantonese

heiˊ²起
Mandarin Pinyin: qi3

Meaning of 起

nouncase; instance
nounrise; stand up; get up
nounbuild; establish; set up
noundraft; draw up; work out
nounup; up to a certain standard
nounremove; extract; pull out
noundraw; receive; get
nounbegin; start; appear

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Example Sentences with 起

對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.
我聽日七點鐘要起身。
I need to wake up at 7 o'clock tomorrow.
對得起朋友
be a true friend
一隻手就掅起桶水
He lifts up a bucket of water with just one hand.
我返到屋企起勢噉飲水。
I drank water unceasingly on returning home.
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Words Containing 起

谷起guk1 hei2
to flex (muscles)
勾起ngau1 hei2
pick up with a hook
起程hei2 cing4
to leave, set out, start on a journey
看起來hon3 hei2 loi4
looks as if (based on what is known so far)
起勢hei2 sai3
continuously; nonstop; without pause
起尾注hei2 mei5 zyu3
take over (the good things)
起骨hei2 gwat1
bone; debone; remove bones from
起名hei2 meng2
to name sb. or sth.
勃起but6 hei2
扯旗
起點hei2 dim2
starting point; point of departure
收起sau1 hei2
retracting
飛起fei1 hei2
get off the ground

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