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Is there an antonym of "起床" that can be used to mean "go to bed"? (qǐchuáng)

个学生

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起床 versus 起来:

起床 is "get up from bed, get out of bed".Example: 我每天七点起床。 r/s [phr] Every day I get up at seven o'clock.

起来 has a wider meaning. It can mean "stand or sit up, rise to one's feet" or "get out of bed". Examples:
- 他每天早上一起来就伏在桌子上看书。[phr] He bent over on the desk to read books the moment he got up every morning.
- 你都坐了三个小时了，快起来活动活动腿脚。 [phr] You've been sitting for three hours. Quickly Stand up and move around your legs and feet.

起来 can also be used after adjectives or verbs as a compliment, indicating:
- upward movement
- beginning and continuation of an action or state
- completeness, effectiveness
- a judgement, impression

lisaC

Is there a synonym of "起床" that can be used in informal situations? (qǐchuáng)

个学生

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起身 (qǐshēn): This is a synonym of "起床" that can be used in informal situations. It literally means "get up" and is used to refer to getting out of bed.

当老师

Can we also say 䟘身 in place of 起床?

hakkaman

No, we cannot use 䟘身 in place of 起床. 䟘身 is not a correct word commonly used in Mandarin Chinese.

lisaC

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