掀起
Details
- Definition: to lift; to raise (a lid etc), (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc), (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)
- HSK Level: 7
- Frequency Rank: 8186
- Alternate Forms: 掀起
- Notes: POS: v
Variants
掀起
- Pinyin: xiān qǐ
- English Definitions: to lift; to raise (a lid etc), (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc), (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)
- Notes: Classifiers:
Other transcriptions: numeric: xian1 qi3, wadegiles: hsien¹ ch'i³, bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˇ, romatzyh: shian chii