隆起

lóngqǐ

verb #33,353

Meanings

1 to swell
2 to bulge
3 to rise up (geologically or anatomically)

Characters

grand; to swell

Examples

地壳运动使这片山脉慢慢隆起。

Dìqiào yùndòng shǐ zhè piàn shānmài mànmàn lóngqǐ.

Tectonic activity slowly raised up this mountain range.

他手臂上的肌肉明显隆起。

Tā shǒubì shàng de jīròu míngxiǎn lóngqǐ.

The muscles on his arm bulged noticeably.

Tips

usage

Common in geology (mountains rising), anatomy (muscles, abdomen), and medicine (a swollen lymph node, a tumor). 隆 by itself means 'grand / swelling'; 隆起 keeps that physical sense of 'rising into a mound'.

Stroke Order

隆 lóng

起 qǐ