起身

Chinese

to rise; to raise; to get up
body; torso; person
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
 
trad. (起身)
simp. #(起身)

Pronunciation


Verb

起身

  1. to set out (on a journey); to leave for; to set off; to depart; to leave (for a place)
    起身北京  ―  qǐshēn qù běijīng  ―  to set off for Beijing
  2. to get out of bed; to get up
    十點還沒起身十点还没起身  ―  shídiǎn háiméi qǐshēn  ―  to not have gotten out of bed at 10
    捨得起身 [Cantonese, trad.]
    舍得起身 [Cantonese, simp.]
    dou1 seng4 dim2 gaa3 laa3 wo3. zung6 mei6 se2 dak1 hei2 san1 aa4? [Jyutping]
    It's like one o'clock already. You still don't want to get out of bed?
  3. to stand up; to get up; to rise
    起身告辭起身告辞  ―  qǐshēn gàocí  ―  to rise and take one's leave
  4. (Zhangzhou Hokkien, euphemistic) to pass away; to die

Synonyms

  • (to set out):
  • (to get out of bed):

Derived terms