Chinese word dictionary

投袂而起

tóu mèi ér qǐ · lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom); fig. to get excited and move to action

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Word information

Simplified投袂而起

Traditional投袂而起

Pinyintóu mèi ér qǐ

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Character breakdown

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投tóu

to pitch, to throw; to bid, to invest

袂mèi

sleeves

而ér

and, and then, and yet; but

起qǐ

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

How to learn 投袂而起

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对不起duìbuqǐ

I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint

起床qǐchuáng

to get out of bed; to get up

起来qǐlái

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

一起yìqǐ

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

而且érqiě

(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore

起qǐ

to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group