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title: "Qichuang Meaning: 起床 (qǐchuáng) Means “to get up”"
description: "起床 (qǐchuáng) means “to get up; to get out of bed”. Hear its tones, see what 起 and 床 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qichuang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 起床 mean?

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起床 qǐchuáng

## to get up; to get out of bed

## Its characters

1. 起 qǐ to rise
2. 床 chuáng bed

## In a sentence

你明天几点起床？ What time are you getting up tomorrow?

早上七点，我觉得很冷，很不想**起床**。

From [我生病了 · How to call in sick in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-call-in-sick-in-chinese#library-word-14-16)

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## More words with 起 or 床

- [床单 chuángdān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangdan)
- [床位 chuángwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangwei)
- [对不起 duìbuqǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duibuqi)
- [发起 fāqǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faqi)
- [崛起 juéqǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jueqi)
- [了不起 liǎobuqǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liaobuqi)
- [临床 línchuáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/linchuang)
- [起步 qǐbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qibu)
- [起初 qǐchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qichu)
- [起到 qǐdào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qidao)

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