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qǐchuáng

起床qǐchuángqǐchuáng
to get up
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Usages of qǐchuáng

早上zǎoshang　我wǒ　起床qǐchuáng　以后yǐhòu　去qù　上班shàngbān。zǎoshang wǒ qǐchuáng yǐhòu qù shàngbān.
In the morning I go to work after getting up.
我wǒ　早上zǎoshang　很hěn　早zǎo　起床qǐchuáng，　中午zhōngwǔ　以后yǐhòu　才cái　喝hē　茶chá。wǒ zǎoshang hěn zǎo qǐchuáng, zhōngwǔ yǐhòu cái hē chá.
I get up very early in the morning; I only drink tea after noon.
周末zhōumò　我们wǒmen　一yì　起床qǐchuáng　就jiù　上网shàngwǎng　或者huòzhě　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒmen yì qǐchuáng jiù shàngwǎng huòzhě kàn diànyǐng.
On weekends, as soon as we get up we go online or watch movies.
我Wǒ　还hái　不bú　太tài　习惯xíguàn　这么zhème　早zǎo　起床qǐchuáng。Wǒ hái bú tài xíguàn zhème zǎo qǐchuáng.
I’m still not quite used to getting up this early.
她Tā　已经yǐjīng　习惯xíguàn　每天měitiān　早上zǎoshang　六liù　点diǎn　起床qǐchuáng　做zuò　早饭zǎofàn。Tā yǐjīng xíguàn měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng zuò zǎofàn.
She is already used to getting up at six every morning to make breakfast.
我wǒ　每天měitiān　六点半liùdiǎnbàn　起床qǐchuáng。wǒ měitiān liùdiǎnbàn qǐchuáng.
I get up at six-thirty every day.
闹钟nàozhōng　一yì　响xiǎng，　我wǒ　就jiù　起床qǐchuáng　了le。nàozhōng yì xiǎng, wǒ jiù qǐchuáng le.
As soon as the alarm clock went off, I got up.
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