启 (qǐ) means Open (enlighten - start - inspire). Below are 10 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这本书很有 启 发。
Zhè běn shū hěn yǒu qǐfā.
This book is very thought-provoking.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 启发
他们明天一早 启 程。
Tāmen míngtiān yì zǎo qǐchéng.
They set out first thing tomorrow.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 启程
启 程前要检查好证件。
Qǐchéng qián yào jiǎnchá hǎo zhèngjiàn.
Check your documents carefully before setting out.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 启程
失败往往能带来 启 示。
Shībài wǎngwǎng néng dàilái qǐshì.
Failure often brings enlightenment.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 启示
老师的话给了我很大 启 发。
Lǎoshī de huà gěi le wǒ hěn dà qǐfā.
The teacher's words gave me great inspiration.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 启发
这本书是他的科学 启 蒙读物。
Zhè běn shū shì tā de kēxué qǐméng dúwù.
This book was his first introduction to science.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 启蒙
他的 启 蒙老师影响了他一生。
Tā de qǐméng lǎoshī yǐngxiǎng le tā yìshēng.
His first teacher influenced his whole life.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 启蒙
这个故事给了我很大的 启 示。
Zhège gùshi gěi le wǒ hěn dà de qǐshì.
This story gave me a great deal of insight.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 启示
公告栏上贴着一张招聘 启 事。
Gōnggàolán shang tiēzhe yì zhāng zhāopìn qǐshì.
A recruitment notice is posted on the noticeboard.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 启事
他在报纸上登了一则寻人 启 事。
Tā zài bàozhǐ shang dēng le yì zé xún rén qǐshì.
He placed a missing-person notice in the newspaper.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 启事
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Words that contain 启
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How is 启 used in a sentence?
This page shows 10 sentences using 启 (qǐ, "Open (enlighten - start - inspire)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 启 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 启 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 启?
The dictionary page for 启 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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