出 chū — to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise
他从房间里走了出来。Tā cóng fáng jiān lǐ zǒu le chū lái.He walked out of the room.
Common words: 出来 (chū lái)、出去 (chū qù)、出租车 (chū zū chē)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to rise"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to rise", including 出 (chū), 起 (qǐ), 腾 (téng), 涨 (zhǎng / zhàng). Study pinyin, English meanings…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to rise" covers 4 different Chinese characters — 出 (chū), 起 (qǐ), 腾 (téng), 涨 (zhǎng / zhàng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 4 characters do not share a sound — their readings span chū, qǐ, téng, zhǎng, zhàng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 出 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 出 chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to riseUseful words: 出来, 出去
- 起 qǐto rise; to raise; to get upUseful words: 一起, 起来
- 腾 téngto soar; to gallop; to rise; to prance; to hover; to move outUseful words: 折腾, 沸腾
- 涨 zhǎng / zhàngto rise (of prices; rivers); to swell; distendUseful words: 上涨, 涨价
Common words for these 4 "to rise" characters
Anchor each of these 4 characters in a word you can picture — start with 出 (chū) — so "to rise" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
出来chū láito come out; to appear; to arise出去chū qùto go out出租车chū zū chētaxi; (Tw) rental car一起yī qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether起来qǐ laito stand up; to get up对不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down折腾zhē tengto toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy沸腾fèi téng(of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be impassioned热腾腾rè téng téngsteaming hot; (fig.) bustling; hectic; (fig.) excited上涨shàng zhǎngto rise; to go up
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 4 ways to say "to rise".
起 qǐ — to rise; to raise; to get up
我每天七点起床。Wǒ měi tiān qī diǎn qǐ chuáng.I get up at seven every day.
Common words: 一起 (yī qǐ)、起来 (qǐ lai)、对不起 (duì bu qǐ)
腾 téng — to soar; to gallop; to rise; to prance; to hover; to move out
锅里的水开了，腾起一阵阵热气。Guō lǐ de shuǐ kāi le, téng qǐ yí zhèn zhèn rè qì.The water in the pot boiled, sending up bursts of steam.
Common words: 折腾 (zhē teng)、沸腾 (fèi téng)、热腾腾 (rè téng téng)
涨 zhǎng / zhàng — to rise (of prices; rivers); to swell; distend
下了几天雨，河水涨了不少。Xià le jǐ tiān yǔ, hé shuǐ zhǎng le bù shǎo.After raining for several days, the river rose quite a bit.
Common words: 上涨 (shàng zhǎng)、涨价 (zhǎng jià)、高涨 (gāo zhǎng)
All 4 characters
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