# 激起 (jīqǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 激起 (jīqǐ) means “to arouse; to stir up; to evoke”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to arouse; to stir up; to evoke
- Pinyin: jīqǐ (ji1 qi3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他的演讲激起了大家的热情。
  Tā de yǎnjiǎng jīqǐ le dàjiā de rèqíng.
  His speech aroused everyone's enthusiasm.

## Characters

- 激 (jī): to arouse; to incite
- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise

https://hanziro.com/word/ji-qi-arouse/

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