Chinese word dictionary

崛地而起

jué dì ér qǐ · lit. arising suddenly above the level ground (idiom); sudden emergence of prominent new feature

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Word information

Simplified崛地而起

Traditional崛地而起

Pinyinjué dì ér qǐ

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

崛jué

towering; eminent; a sudden rise

地de

earth, ground, soil; land, region; structural particle used before a verb

而ér

and, and then, and yet; but

起qǐ

to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up

How to learn 崛地而起

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]

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(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)