启齿
qǐ chǐ
Pinyin

Definition

启齿
 - 
qǐ chǐ
  1. to open one's mouth
  2. to start talking

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

启动
qǐ dòng
  1. 1 to start (a machine)
  2. 2 (fig.) to set in motion
  3. 3 to launch (an operation)
  4. 4 to activate (a plan)
启程
qǐ chéng
  1. 1 to set out on a journey
牙齿
yá chǐ
  1. 1 tooth
  2. 2 dental
  3. 3 CL:顆|颗[kē]
开启
kāi qǐ
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to start
  3. 3 (computing) to enable
伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ
  1. 1 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
  2. 2 having the gift of the gab
口齿
kǒu chǐ
  1. 1 mouth and teeth
  2. 2 enunciation
  3. 3 to articulate
  4. 4 diction
  5. 5 age (of cattle, horses etc)
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
  1. 1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
  2. 2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
唇齿
chún chǐ
  1. 1 lit. lips and teeth (idiom); fig. close partners
  2. 2 interdependent
启
Qǐ
  1. 1 Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yǔ], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xià Cháo] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
启事
qǐ shì
  1. 1 announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)
  2. 2 to post information
  3. 3 a notice
启东
Qǐ dōng
  1. 1 Qidong county level city in Nantong 南通[Nán tōng], Jiangsu
启用
qǐ yòng
  1. 1 to start using
  2. 2 (computing) to enable (a feature)
启发
qǐ fā
  1. 1 to enlighten
  2. 2 to explain (a text etc)
  3. 3 to stimulate (a mental attitude)
  4. 4 enlightenment
  5. 5 revelation
  6. 6 motivation
启蒙
qǐ méng
  1. 1 variant of 啟蒙|启蒙[qǐ méng]
  2. 2 to instruct the young
启示
qǐ shì
  1. 1 to reveal
  2. 2 to enlighten
  3. 3 enlightenment
  4. 4 revelation
  5. 5 illumination
  6. 6 moral (of a story etc)
  7. 7 lesson
启示录
Qǐ shì lù
  1. 1 the Revelation of St John the divine
  2. 2 the Apocalypse
启航
qǐ háng
  1. 1 (of a ship) to set sail
  2. 2 (of an aeroplane) to take off
  3. 3 also written 起航[qǐ háng]
启蒙
qǐ méng
  1. 1 to instruct the young
  2. 2 to initiate
  3. 3 to awake sb from ignorance
  4. 4 to free sb from prejudice or superstition
  5. 5 primer
  6. 6 enlightened
  7. 7 the Enlightenment
  8. 8 Western learning from the late Qing dynasty
启迪
qǐ dí
  1. 1 to edify
  2. 2 enlightenment
启齿
qǐ chǐ
  1. 1 to open one's mouth
  2. 2 to start talking

Idioms (20)

不愤不启
bù fèn bù qǐ
  1. 1 a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)
不足挂齿
bù zú guà chǐ
  1. 1 not worth mentioning (idiom)
伶牙俐齿
líng yá lì chǐ
  1. 1 clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent
  2. 2 having the gift of the gab
切齿腐心
qiè chǐ fǔ xīn
  1. 1 to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)
口齿伶俐
kǒu chǐ líng lì
  1. 1 eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence
  2. 2 the gift of the gab
口齿生香
kǒu chǐ shēng xiāng
  1. 1 eloquence that generates perfume (idiom); profound and significant text
咬人狗儿不露齿
yǎo rén gǒu r5 bù lù chǐ
  1. 1 lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
  1. 1 gnashing one's teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger
  2. 2 fuming with rage between gritted teeth
哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ
  1. 1 weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)
唇亡齿寒
chún wáng chǐ hán
  1. 1 lit. without the lips, the teeth feel the cold (idiom); fig. intimately interdependent
唇齿
chún chǐ
  1. 1 lit. lips and teeth (idiom); fig. close partners
  2. 2 interdependent
唇齿相依
chún chǐ xiāng yī
  1. 1 lit. as close as lips and teeth (idiom); closely related
  2. 2 interdependent
承前启后
chéng qián qǐ hòu
  1. 1 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
  2. 2 forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
殷忧启圣
yīn yōu qǐ shèng
  1. 1 deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)
  2. 2 storms make oaks take deeper root
没齿不忘
mò chǐ bù wàng
  1. 1 lit. will not be forgotten even after one's teeth fall out
  2. 2 to remember as long as one lives
  3. 3 unforgettable (idiom)
没齿难忘
mò chǐ nán wàng
  1. 1 hard to forget even after one's teeth fall out (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
  2. 2 undying gratitude
皓齿明眸
hào chǐ míng móu
  1. 1 white teeth and bright eyes (idiom); lovely young woman
皓齿朱唇
hào chǐ zhū chún
  1. 1 white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman
羞于启齿
xiū yú qǐ chǐ
  1. 1 to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
蛾眉皓齿
é méi hào chǐ
  1. 1 beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman

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