隆起

lóngqǐ
to swell; to bulge

CEDICT

  1. (geology) tectonic uplift
  2. (medicine) swelling; protuberance
  3. swelling; protuberance
  4. tectonic uplift
  5. to swell; to bulge

Wiktionary

高起、突起。

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Entry Composition

1 隆 lóng
  1. grand
  2. intense
  3. prosperous
  4. to swell
  5. to bulge
2 起 qǐ
  1. to rise
  2. to raise
  3. to get up
  4. to set out
  5. to start
  6. to appear
  7. to launch
  8. to initiate (action)
  9. to draft
  10. to establish
  11. to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. verb suffix, to start
  13. starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. classifier for groups: batch, group

Containing this entry

东太平洋隆起 Dōng Tàipíng Yáng Lóngqǐ East Pacific Rise (a mid-oceanic ridge stretching from California to Antarctica)