English–Chinese

“get up” in Chinese

Chinese

Also起来 (qǐ lái)

Pronunciation

Pinyinqǐ chuáng

Example

他每天六点半起床去跑步。tā měi tiān liù diǎn bàn qǐ chuáng qù pǎo bù

He gets up at 6:30 every day and goes running.

Illustration for 起床 (get up)

How to say “get up” in Chinese

“Get up” in Chinese is 起床 (qǐ chuáng).

A person rises from bed and enters the active part of the day.

Full entry for 起床: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 起床

周末孩子常常晚点起床。zhōu mò hái zi cháng cháng wán diǎn qǐ chuáng

On weekends, children often get up late.

Tips for using 起床

  • English "wake up" can describe opening the eyes while still in bed, but this word focuses on the later movement out of bed.

Other Chinese words for “get up”

我今天早上六点就起来了。wǒ jīn tiān zǎo shàng liù diǎn jiù qǐ lái le

I got up at six this morning.

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