响起

響起

xiǎngqǐ

verb HSK 7-9 #8,317

Meanings

1 to ring out; to sound; to start playing

Characters

to sound; to ring

to rise; to begin

Literally 'sound rises' - the onset of a sound.

Examples

HSK 1

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.

HSK 3

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