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起床

qǐ chuáng · qi chuang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to get out of bed; to get up
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Sunday morning

  1. Liangliang

    起床(qǐchuáng)啦(la)，都(dōu)八点(bādiǎn)了(le)！

    Get up! It is already eight!

  2. Dengdeng

    再(zài)睡(shuì)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)。

    Five more minutes.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)了(le)三次(sāncì)了(le)，快(kuài)起床(qǐchuáng)！

    You said that three times already. Get up!

  4. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)是(shì)星期天(xīngqītiān)。

    Today is Sunday.

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)哦(ò)，那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)起床(qǐchuáng)了(le)。

    Oh, right. Then I will not get up either.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bú)在(zài)意(yì)在(zài)六(liù)点(diǎn)钟(zhōng)起(qǐ)床(chuáng)。

I don't mind getting up at six.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)八(bā)点(diǎn)起(qǐ)床(chuáng)。

He gets up at 8 a.m. every morning.

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

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起
qǐ

to rise; to raise

床
chuáng

bed; couch

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