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掀起

xiānqǐ

to lift; to raise (a lid etc)

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Meaning of 掀起 in English

xiānqǐHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #9833
  1. to lift; to raise (a lid etc)
  2. (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc)
  3. (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)

Characters

掀 on its own →
xiān · to lift (a lid)

HSK words with 掀

掀HSK 7–9
起 on its own →
qǐ · classifier for occurrences or unpredicta

HSK words with 起

起床HSK 1对不起HSK 1起来HSK 2一起HSK 2起HSK 3起飞HSK 3起到HSK 4引起HSK 4发起HSK 5提起HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences