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响起

響起
xiǎngqǐ
verb HSK 7 #8,317

Meanings

  1. 1 to ring out; to sound; to start playing

Characters

响
xiǎng
to sound; to ring
起
qǐ
to rise; to begin
Literally 'sound rises' — the onset of a sound.

Examples

电话响起的时候我正在睡觉。
Diànhuà xiǎngqǐ de shíhou wǒ zhèngzài shuìjiào.
I was sleeping when the phone rang.
音乐响起，大家开始跳舞。
Yīnyuè xiǎngqǐ, dàjiā kāishǐ tiàowǔ.
The music started playing and everyone began to dance.

Stroke Order

响 xiǎng
起 qǐ