Chinese word

起床

Pronunciation

Pinyinqǐ chuáng

Meaning

  • verbget up

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 几点起床jí diǎn qǐ chuáng

    what time to get up

  • 早上几点起床zǎo shàng jí diǎn qǐ chuáng

    what time to get up in the morning

Similar words

起来qǐ lái: Get up by lifting the body into a standing position.

Definition in Chinese

从睡眠或躺卧状态中起身，离开床铺并进入清醒活动的动作或过程。cóng shuì mián huò tǎng wò zhuàng tài zhōng qǐ shēn lí kāi chuáng pù bìng jìn rù qīng xǐng huó dòng de dòng zuò huò guò chéng

Word origin

The compound 起 (qǐ, "rise") + 床 (chuáng, "bed") builds a direct picture of rising from bed.

Usage tips

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

Other meanings

  • getting upnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 起床时间qǐ chuáng shí jiānwake-up timenoun
  • 起床习惯qǐ chuáng xí guànwaking habitsnoun

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