投袂而起 tóu mèi ér qǐ 🔊 lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom) + Keep this word Meanings tóu mèi ér qǐ lit. to shake one's sleeves and rise (idiom)fig. to get excited and move to action Its characters 投tóuto throw (sth in a specific direction:…HSK 5袂mèisleeve of a robe而érandHSK 4起qǐto riseHSK 3