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想起

xiǎng qǐ · xiang qi

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Meaning

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  1. to recall
  2. to think of
  3. to call to mind
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I remembered something

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想起(xiǎngqǐ)去年(qùnián)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)吃(chī)的(de)包子(bāozi)了(le)。

    I just remembered the buns I ate here last year.

  2. Liangliang

    听(tīng)你(nǐ)这么(zhème)说(shuō)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想起(xiǎngqǐ)来(lái)了(le)，真(zhēn)好吃(hǎochī)。

    Hearing you say that, I remember too. They were really tasty.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)今天(jīntiān)再(zài)点(diǎn)一(yī)笼(lóng)吧(ba)！

    Then let us order a steamer today!

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)这(zhè)家(jiā)茶楼(chálóu)去年(qùnián)没有(méiyǒu)包子(bāozi)。

    But this teahouse had no buns last year.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)想起(xiǎngqǐ)的(de)是(shì)哪家(nǎjiā)茶楼(chálóu)？

    Then which teahouse was I remembering?

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)张(zhāng)图(tú)片(piàn)让(ràng)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)起(qǐ)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)家(jiā)人(rén)。

The picture reminds me of my family.

Tatoeba: Chinese by wangzi0921 · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)无(wú)法(fǎ)看(kàn)着(zhe)这(zhè)幅(fú)画(huà)而(ér)不(bù)想(xiǎng)起(qǐ)我(wǒ)母(mǔ)亲(qīn)。

I can't look at this painting without thinking of my mom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by krrk · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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想
xiǎng

to think (about); to think of; to devise

起
qǐ

to rise; to raise

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