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Definitions

  1. 1. Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[yǔ], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[xià cháo] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)
  2. 2. to open
  3. 3. to start
  4. 4. to initiate
  5. 5. to enlighten or awaken
  6. 6. to state
  7. 7. to inform

Words Containing 启

启示录
qǐ shì lù

the Revelation of St John the divine

启应祈祷
qǐ yìng qí dǎo

Introitus (section of Catholic mass)

明天启
míng tiān qǐ

Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校[zhū yóu xiào] (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, temple name 明熹宗[míng xī zōng]

启明
qǐ míng

Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn

不愤不启
bù fèn bù qǐ

a student shall not be enlightened until he has tried hard by himself (idiom)

启德机场
qǐ dé jī chǎng

Kai Tak Airport, international airport of Hong Kong from 1925 to 1998

难以启齿
nán yǐ qǐ chǐ

to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom)

敬启者
jìng qǐ zhě

Dear Sirs

启蒙
qǐ méng

to instruct the young

启动区
qǐ dòng qū

boot sector (computing)

启明星
qǐ míng xīng

(astronomy) Venus

启齿
qǐ chǐ

to open one's mouth

启航
qǐ háng

(of a ship) to set sail; (of an airplane) to take off

羞于启齿
xiū yú qǐ chǐ

to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)

承先启后
chéng xiān qǐ hòu

see 承前啟後|承前启后[chéng qián qǐ hòu]

启动子
qǐ dòng zi

promoter

启动
qǐ dòng

to start (a machine)

重启
chóng qǐ

to restart (a machine etc); to reactivate (a postponed project etc)

哀启
āi qǐ

obituary (archaic term)

启奏
qǐ zòu

to submit a report to the king

启海话
qǐ hǎi huà

Qihai dialect, a Wu dialect spoken in Tongzhou, Haimen, and Qidong districts in southern Jiangsu province, and on Chongming Island in Shanghai

启发式
qǐ fā shì

heuristic

启程
qǐ chéng

to set out on a journey

启发法
qǐ fā fǎ

heuristic method

启东
qǐ dōng

Qidong, county-level city in Nantong 南通[nán tōng], Jiangsu

梁启超
liáng qǐ chāo

Liang Qichao (1873-1929), influential journalist and a leader of the failed reform movement of 1898

启蒙主义
qǐ méng zhǔ yì

Enlightenment (philosophy)

启封
qǐ fēng

to open sth that has been sealed

启发
qǐ fā

to enlighten

开启
kāi qǐ

to open

重新启动
chóng xīn qǐ dòng

to reboot; to restart

谨启
jǐn qǐ

to respectfully inform (used at the beginning or end of letters)

启事
qǐ shì

announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website)

徐光启
xú guāng qǐ

Xu Guangqi (1562-1633), agricultural scientist, astronomer, and mathematician in the Ming dynasty

启东市
qǐ dōng shì

Qidong, county-level city in Nantong 南通[nán tōng], Jiangsu

启迪
qǐ dí

to edify

启示
qǐ shì

to reveal

启运
qǐ yùn

to ship (goods)

启示者
qǐ shì zhě

revelator

敬启
jìng qǐ

respectful closing to a letter

启用
qǐ yòng

to start using

殷忧启圣
yīn yōu qǐ shèng

deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)

承前启后
chéng qián qǐ hòu

to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition