泛起

Mandarin · pinyin fàn qǐ

Meanings

  1. to appear
  2. to emerge
  3. to surface
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泛
fàn · to drift, float; careless, reckless
起
qǐ · rise, stand up; go up; begin
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4–3 · fan4 qi3

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