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title: "Xianqi Meaning: 掀起 (to set off) or 嫌弃 (to dislike and avoid)?"
description: "掀起 (xiānqǐ) means “to set off; to stir up (a wave or movement)”. Not the xianqi you heard? See 嫌弃. Hear its tones, see what 掀 and 起 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianqi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 掀起 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

掀起 xiānqǐ

## to set off; to stir up (a wave or movement)

## It can also mean

- to lift (a lid or curtain)

## Its characters

1. 掀 xiān to stir up (as in 掀起)
2. 起 qǐ to rise

## In a sentence

这部电影掀起了一股旅游热。 This movie set off a travel craze.

[More about 掀起](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8E%80%E8%B5%B7)

## Other words said xianqi

- [嫌弃xiánqìto dislike and avoid](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%AB%8C%E5%BC%83)

## More words with 掀 or 起

- [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)
- [起步 qǐbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qibu)
- [起初 qǐchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qichu)
- [起床 qǐchuáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qichuang)
- [起到 qǐdào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qidao)
- [起点 qǐdiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qidian)
- [起飞 qǐfēi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qifei)

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