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 syn 引起 yǐn qǐ to give rise to / to lead to / to cause / to arouse syn 产生 產生 chǎn shēng to arise / to come into being / to come about / to give rise to / to bring into being / to bring about / to produce / to engender / to generate syn 地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 级 級 jí level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier: step, level syn 上台 shàng tái to rise to power (in politics) / to go on stage (in the theater) syn 上升 上昇 shàng shēng to rise / to go up / to ascend syn 高层 高層 gāo céng high-rise / high level / high class 升起 shēng qǐ to raise / to hoist / to rise syn 越过 越過 yuè guò to cross over / to transcend / to cover distance / to overcome / to rise above syn 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn level (of achievement etc) / standard / level (surveying) syn 直线 直線 zhí xiàn straight line / sharply (rise or fall) 出没 出沒 chū mò to come and go / to roam about (mostly unseen) / (of a ghost) to haunt (a place) / (of a criminal) to stalk (the streets) / (of the sun) to rise and set 海绵 海綿 hǎi mián (zoology) sea sponge / (esp.) dried sea sponge / sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc) / foam rubber 波动 波動 bō dòng to undulate / to fluctuate / wave motion / rise and fall syn 脱颖而出 脫穎而出 tuō yǐng ér chū to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others / to distinguish oneself syn 起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng to rise from the dead (idiom) / fig. an unexpected recovery syn 高涨 高漲 gāo zhǎng to surge up / to rise / (of tensions etc) to run high syn 升空 昇空 shēng kōng to rise to the sky / to lift off / to levitate / liftoff 崛起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power) syn 上山 shàng shān to climb a hill / to go to the mountains / (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons) / to pass away / (of the sun or moon) to rise 上涨 上漲 shàng zhǎng to rise / to go up syn 来龙去脉 來龍去脈 lái lóng qù mài lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom) / fig. the whole sequence of events / causes and effects syn 兴起 興起 xīng qǐ to rise / to spring up / to burgeon / to be aroused / to come into vogue syn 飞扬 飛揚 fēi yáng to rise / to fly upward syn 海拔 hǎi bá height above sea level / elevation syn 平地 píng dì to level the land / level ground / plain syn 一蹶不振 yī jué bù zhèn one stumble, unable to rise (idiom) / a setback leading to total collapse / ruined at a stroke / unable to recover after a minor hitch syn 升温 升溫 shēng wēn to become hot / temperature rise / (fig.) to intensify / to hot up / to escalate / to get a boost 爬升 pá shēng to rise / to ascend / to climb (airplane etc) / to go up (sales figures etc) / to gain promotion syn 平整 píng zhěng smooth / level / to level off / to flatten (remove bumps) syn 腾空 騰空 téng kōng to soar / to rise high into the air syn 奋起 奮起 fèn qǐ to rise vigorously / a spirited start syn 飙升 飆升 biāo shēng to rise rapidly / to soar syn 下海 xià hǎi to go out to sea / to enter the sea (to swim etc) / (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) 攀升 攀昇 pān shēng to clamber up / (of prices etc) to rise syn 跻身 躋身 jī shēn to rise into the ranks of / to be among (the best) / to get into (an industry, trade etc) syn 增高 zēng gāo to heighten / to raise / to increase / to rise syn 升值 昇值 shēng zhí to rise in value / to appreciate syn 海风 海風 hǎi fēng sea breeze / sea wind (i.e. from the sea) 起落 qǐ luò to rise and fall / takeoff and landing / ups and downs syn 平步青云 平步青雲 píng bù qīng yún to rapidly go up in the world / meteoric rise (of a career, social position etc) syn 海平面 hǎi píng miàn sea level syn 东海 東海 dōng hǎi East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography) 回升 huí shēng to rise again after a fall / to pick up / rally (stock market etc) syn 发难 發難 fā nàn to rise in revolt / to raise difficult questions syn 暴涨 暴漲 bào zhǎng to increase sharply / to rise dramatically syn 衍生 yǎn shēng to give rise to / to derive / derivative / derivation 上扬 上揚 shàng yáng (of prices etc) to rise syn 沉浮 chén fú lit. sinking and floating / to bob up and down on water / ebb and flow / fig. rise and fall / ups and downs of fortune / vicissitudes syn 应运而生 應運而生 yìng yùn ér shēng to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom) / to arise at an opportune time / able to take advantage of an opportunity / to rise to the occasion syn 发源 發源 fā yuán to rise / to originate / source / derivation syn 浅海 淺海 qiǎn hǎi shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep syn 怨声载道 怨聲載道 yuàn shēng zài dào lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom) / complaints rise all around / discontent is openly voiced syn 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú up here, down there (idiom) / to rise and fall in succession / no sooner one subsides, the next arises / repeating continuously / occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc) syn 作乱 作亂 zuò luàn to rebel / to rise in revolt syn 兴衰 興衰 xīng shuāi prosperity and decline (of a kingdom) / rise and fall syn 升腾 升騰 shēng téng to rise / to ascend / to leap up syn 登堂入室 dēng táng rù shì lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) / fig. to go to the next level / to attain a higher level syn 水平面 shuǐ píng miàn horizontal plane / level surface / water level syn 回落 huí luò to fall back / to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc) syn 飞升 飛昇 fēi shēng to fly upwards / (fig.) to rise / to increase / (Daoism) to ascend to heaven / to achieve immortality syn 抑扬 抑揚 yì yáng modulation (rising and falling pitch) / intonation / a cadence / to rise and fall (of a body floating in water) syn 涨幅 漲幅 zhǎng fú extent of a rise (in prices etc) / amount of increase / growth (typically expressed as a percentage) syn 直辖市 直轄市 zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city 涨跌 漲跌 zhǎng diē rise or fall in price syn 升幅 shēng fú extent of an increase / percentage rise syn 蒸腾 蒸騰 zhēng téng (of a vapor etc) to rise / to hang in the air syn 涨落 漲落 zhǎng luò (of water, prices etc) to rise and fall syn 涨到 漲到 zhǎng dào to go up / to rise 高层建筑 高層建築 gāo céng jiàn zhù high-rise building / skyscraper 欠身 qiàn shēn to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture) syn 治学 治學 zhì xué scholarship / high-level study / to do scholarly research / to pursue a high level of study 海王 hǎi wáng Poseidon, Greek god of the sea / Neptune, Roman god of the sea / Aquaman, DC comic book superhero / (slang) womanizer / player 脱贫致富 脫貧致富 tuō pín zhì fù to rise from poverty and become prosperous (idiom) / poverty alleviation syn 兴亡 興亡 xīng wáng to flourish and decay / rise and fall syn 来潮 來潮 lái cháo (of water) to rise / rising tide / (of women) to get one's period syn 盛衰 shèng shuāi to flourish then decline / rise and fall syn 消长 消長 xiāo zhǎng to ebb and rise / to decrease and then grow 蜘蛛人 zhī zhū rén (coll.) rope access technician / industrial climber / (esp.) high-rise window washer 平身 píng shēn (old) to stand up (after kowtowing) / You may rise. 步步高升 步步高陞 bù bù gāo shēng to climb step by step / to rise steadily / on the up and up syn 中国海 中國海 zhōng guó hǎi the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea) 壁立 bì lì (of cliffs etc) stand like a wall / rise steeply syn 找平 zhǎo píng to level (ground) / to make level 涨水 漲水 zhǎng shuǐ rise of water level 提干 提幹 tí gàn to rise through the ranks (as a party cadre) syn 发祥 發祥 fā xiáng to give rise to (sth good) / to emanate from 勃兴 勃興 bó xīng to rise suddenly / to grow vigorously syn 蜂起 fēng qǐ to swarm / to rise in masses syn 升 陞 shēng to ascend / to rise (variant of 升[sheng1]) / to promote / to elevate (variant of 升[sheng1]) syn 翘 翹 qiào to stick up / to rise on one end / to tilt syn 涨 漲 zhǎng to rise (of prices, rivers) syn 振 zhèn to shake / to flap / to vibrate / to resonate / to rise up with spirit / to rouse oneself syn 兴 興 xīng to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect) syn 凌 líng to approach / to rise high / thick ice / to insult or maltreat syn 水平仪 水平儀 shuǐ píng yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 罗斯托夫 羅斯托夫 luó sī tuō fū Rostov-on-Don, Russian river port and regional capital close to Sea of Azov (north of the Black Sea) 水准仪 水準儀 shuǐ zhǔn yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 谡 謖 sù composed / rise / to begin syn 