起床

qǐchuáng

to get out of bed; to get up

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 1

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起
床

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起
床
  • 床chuángbedB2
  • 床单chuángdānbed sheetB5
  • 床位chuángwèibed (in hospital, hotel, train etc)B7
  • 临床línchuáng(medicine) clinicalB7

See it in sentences

我七点起床。

I get up at seven.

你几点起床？

What time do you get up?