How to say “get up” in Chinese
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“Get up” in Chinese is 起床, qǐ chuáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
起床 is read qǐ chuáng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 走 “walk”.
Inside, 木 “wood”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “起床”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 起床. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我早上七点起床。wǒzǎoshangqīdiǎnqǐchuángI get up at seven in the morning.
- 你几点起床？nǐjǐdiǎnqǐchuángWhat time do you get up?
- 都十点 了，他还没起床。dōushídiǎnle,tāháiméiqǐchuángIt's already ten, and he's still not up.
- 我平常六点起床。wǒpíngchángliùdiǎnqǐchuángI usually get up at six.
- 闹钟一响我就立刻起床了nàozhōngyìxiǎng,wǒjiùlìkèqǐchuángleAs soon as the alarm went off, I got up.
- 我通常七点起床。wǒtōngchángqīdiǎnqǐchuángI usually get up at seven.
More words from the lesson “My day”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “get up” in Chinese?
“Get up” in Chinese is 起床, pinyin qǐchuáng.
What does 起床 mean?
起床 (qǐchuáng) means “get up”.
How do you write 起床?
起床 is 2 characters: 起 (qǐ) — rise, get up; 床 (chuáng) — bed. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 起床?
起床 is read qǐchuáng. Tones: qǐ — third tone, chuáng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“get up” in the lesson “My day”
This word is from the topic “Time and the day” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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