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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

起义 [qǐyì]
  1. 1. verb revolt
    农民起义
    peasant revolt

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

起义 [qǐyì]
  1. 1. rise in revolt; revolt; uprising; rebel
    农民起义
    a peasant uprising
    敌军纷纷起义投诚。
    Many enemy soldiers revolted and crossed over.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

起义 [qǐyì]
  1. 1. 为反抗反动统治而举行武装暴动
    黄巾起义
    秋收起义
  2. 2. 背叛原来所属阵营而投向正义阵营
    率部起义

Examples

此起彼伏的农民起义
repeated peasant uprisings
武昌起义打响了推翻封建朝廷的第一枪。
The Wuchang Uprising fired the first shot against the feudal imperial regime.
起义农民焚烧了地主庄园。
The peasant rebels burned down the manor houses.
明末农民起义
the peasant uprisings towards the end of the Ming Dynasty
敌军纷纷起义投诚。
Many enemy soldiers revolted and crossed over.
农民起义频频爆发,表明这个朝代的大数已尽。
Frequent burst of peasant uprisings showed that the dynasties' days were numbered.
起义的士兵攻占了冬宫。
Revolting soldiers attacked and occupied the Winter Palace.
经过武装起义,独裁者终于被推翻了。
The dictator was overthrown by the armed uprising.
明朝季世,农民起义层出不穷。
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, peasant revolts broke out again and again.

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