卷起

捲起

juǎnqǐ

verb #26,590

Meanings

1 to roll up
2 to curl up
3 to swirl up (of dust, waves, etc.)

Characters

to roll; to curl; to wind

to rise; up; resultative complement (upward)

Examples

HSK 4

风把地上的树叶卷起来了。

Fēng bǎ dìshang de shùyè juǎnqǐ lái le.

The wind swirled up the leaves on the ground.

HSK 7-9

她把画卷起来放进了画筒。

Tā bǎ huà juǎnqǐ lái fàng jìn le huàtǒng.

She rolled up the painting and put it in the scroll tube.

Tips

usage

卷起 can be used literally (rolling up a scroll, sleeve, or blanket) or meteorologically (dust and debris swirling up in wind). The resultative complement 起 adds the sense of lifting upward.

Stroke Order

卷 juǎn

起 qǐ