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撮起 Pronunciation and Pinyin

撮起 Usage and Examples

to pinch up

to purse

to pucker

to gather up

The characters in 撮起

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
撮
cuō15pinch, scoop, gather
起
qǐ10to rise, start, or begin

More words starting with 撮

  • cuō撮le了pinched, gathered
  • cuō撮le了qǐ起lái来pinched up, puckered up
  • cuō撮he合matchmake, mediate
  • cuō撮he合le了set up, brokered
  • cuō撮he合zài在yì一qǐ起matchmake, bring together
  • cuō撮hé合shān山An old term for a matchmaker.
  • zuǒ撮zi子dustpan, scoop
  • cuō撮nòng弄instigate, incite
  • cuō撮lù录to select and copy down
  • cuō撮lù录xià下lai来abstract, summarize
  • cuō撮jī箕A dustpan.
  • cuō撮yào要Summary, Abstract

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Questions about 撮起

What does 撮起 mean in Chinese?

撮起 (cuō qǐ) means “to pinch up, to purse, to pucker, to gather up”.

How do you pronounce 撮起?

撮起 is pronounced cuō qǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to pinch up” in Chinese?

“to pinch up” is 撮起 (cuō qǐ) in Chinese.

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