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起床 qǐchuáng — to get up, to get out of bed

qǐchuáng (third tone, dipping)qi3chuang2

to get up, to get out of bed

HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
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Meanings

  1. to get up, to get out of bed

    To get out of bed in the morning, literally "rise from the bed". It pairs with 睡觉 to describe a daily routine.

    verb

Character breakdown

  • 起
    qǐ (third tone, dipping)

    to rise, to get up, to stand up; to begin; to raise; a measure word for cases or incidents

    10 strokes⿺走己Radical 走

Example sentences

  • 我每天七点起床。我每天七點起床。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) měi (third tone, dipping) tiān (first tone, high and level) qī (first tone, high and level) diǎn (third tone, dipping) qǐchuáng. (third tone, dipping)···

    I get up at seven every day.

  • 你几点起床？你幾點起床？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) jǐ (third tone, dipping) diǎn (third tone, dipping) qǐchuáng? (third tone, dipping)···

    What time do you get up?

Common mistakes

  • Not quite我起床在七点。

    Correct我七点起床。

    A clock time is a time word, and time words come before the verb in Chinese. Nothing corresponds to the English "at" here.

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