起床 qǐ chuáng
“to get out of bed; to get up”
verbHSK 2 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
起床 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 161: 起床 qǐchuáng — Level 1; official annotation 1 (动). PDF page 84
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用法How to use 起床
起床 means to get out of bed after sleeping. It is an intransitive verb commonly used with time words before it, as in 七点起床. The typical pattern is [time] + 起床 or 起床 + [after/before action].
例句Example sentences
- 我每天七点起床。wǒ měi tiān qī diǎn qǐ chuáng.I get out of bed at seven every day.
- 你明天几点起床？nǐ míng tiān jǐ diǎn qǐ chuáng?What time are you getting out of bed tomorrow?
- 他起床以后就喝水。tā qǐ chuáng yǐ hòu jiù hē shuǐ.After he gets out of bed, he drinks water.