高起

gāoqǐ

verb

Meanings

1 to rise high
2 to spring up
3 to be elevated

Characters

to rise; to start

Examples

远处的山峰高起入云。

Yuǎnchù de shānfēng gāoqǐ rù yún.

The mountain peaks in the distance rise high into the clouds.

新城区的楼房一片高起。

Xīn chéngqū de lóufáng yīpiàn gāoqǐ.

The buildings of the new urban district rise up in clusters.

Tips

register

Literary / written. In everyday speech you'd hear 升起 (rise) or 耸起 (tower up) instead. 高起 mostly appears in landscape descriptions, technical writing about terrain, and the fixed compound 高起点 ("high starting point").

Stroke Order

高 gāo

起 qǐ