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鼓起
gǔ qǐ
Pinyin
Definition
鼓起
-
gǔ qǐ
to summon one's (courage, faith etc)
to puff up (one's cheeks etc)
to bulge
to swell out
Character Decomposition
鼓
鼓
起
走
己
Related Words
(20)
一起
yī qǐ
1
in the same place
2
together
3
with
4
altogether (in total)
在一起
zài yī qǐ
1
together
发起
fā qǐ
1
to originate
2
to initiate
3
to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
4
to start
5
to propose sth (for the first time)
起
qǐ
1
to rise
2
to raise
3
to get up
4
to set out
5
to start
6
to appear
7
to launch
8
to initiate (action)
9
to draft
10
to establish
11
to get (from a depot or counter)
12
verb suffix, to start
13
starting from (a time, place, price etc)
14
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
15
classifier for groups: batch, group
起来
qǐ lai
1
to stand up
2
to get up
3
also pr. [qǐ lái]
起床
qǐ chuáng
1
to get out of bed
2
to get up
了不起
liǎo bu qǐ
1
amazing
2
terrific
3
extraordinary
升起
shēng qǐ
1
to raise
2
to hoist
3
to rise
对不起
duì bu qǐ
1
unworthy
2
to let down
3
I'm sorry
4
excuse me
5
pardon me
6
if you please
7
sorry? (please repeat)
引起
yǐn qǐ
1
to give rise to
2
to lead to
3
to cause
4
to arouse
想起
xiǎng qǐ
1
to recall
2
to think of
3
to call to mind
拿起
ná qǐ
1
to pick up
提起
tí qǐ
1
to mention
2
to speak of
3
to lift
4
to pick up
5
to arouse
6
to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)
早起
zǎo qǐ
1
to get up early
比起
bǐ qǐ
1
compared with
鼓
gǔ
1
old variant of 鼓[gǔ]
举起
jǔ qǐ
1
to heave
2
to lift
3
to raise up
4
to uphold
说起
shuō qǐ
1
to mention
2
to bring up (a subject)
3
with regard to
4
as for
起伏
qǐ fú
1
to move up and down
2
to undulate
3
ups and downs
起码
qǐ mǎ
1
at the minimum
2
at the very least
Idioms
(20)
一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
1
before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
2
many twists and turns to a story
3
one thing after another
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
1
to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
1
to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
1
lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
2
a cool head in a crisis
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
1
lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
2
to give in
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
1
to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
另起炉灶
lìng qǐ lú zào
1
lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
2
back to square one
3
to start of on a new path
商飙徐起
shāng biāo xú qǐ
1
the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
1
(of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
2
volatile
3
significant ups and downs
4
roller coaster
崛地而起
jué dì ér qǐ
1
lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature
平地起家
píng dì qǐ jiā
1
to start from scratch (idiom)
思潮起伏
sī cháo qǐ fú
1
thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
2
different thoughts coming to mind
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
1
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
2
fig. to give up
3
to turn tail
承上起下
chéng shàng qǐ xià
1
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
2
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
投袂而起
tóu mèi ér qǐ
1
lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)
2
fig. to get excited and move to action
拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
1
lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
2
unable to take it any more
拿得起放得下
ná de qǐ fàng de xià
1
lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
2
fig. to take what comes
3
to meet gains or losses with equanimity
搬起石头砸自己的脚
bān qǐ shí tou zá zì jǐ de jiǎo
1
to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
2
hoisted by one's own petard
擂鼓鸣金
léi gǔ míng jīn
1
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
2
to egg people on or to call them back
击鼓鸣金
jī gǔ míng jīn
1
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
2
to egg people on or to call them back
Sample Sentences
他鼓起勇气对女孩儿说：“嗨!好久没看到你了！”
tā gǔqǐ yǒngqì duì nǚháiēr shuō ：“hāi !hǎojiǔ méi kàndào nǐ le ！”
He gathered his courage and said to the girl, "Hi! I haven't seen you in a while! "
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Advanced
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小倩，马老师看过很多这样的案例。他越是威胁你，你越是要鼓起勇气。
Xiǎoqiàn ，Mǎ lǎoshī kàn guo hěn duō zhèyàng de ànlì 。tā yuèshì wēixié nǐ ，nǐ yuèshì yào gǔqǐ yǒngqì 。
Xiao Qian, I've seen this kind of case many times. The more he threatens you, the more courage you have to muster.
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Upper Intermediate
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