掀起
In Mandarin Chinese, 掀起 (xiānqǐ) means “to lift up; to set off (a wave)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.
Meaning
- to lift up
- to set off (a wave)
Stroke order
Examples
- 这部电影掀起了讨论的热潮。This movie set off a wave of discussion.