打起

tā tóu wǎng qián yī zāi jiù dǎ qǐ hū lu lai

他头往前一栽，就打起呼噜来。

His head fell forward and he began to snore.

wǒ zuò zài huǒ lú qián de fú shǒu yǐ shang hěn kuài dǎ qǐ kē shuì

我坐在火炉前的扶手椅上，很快打起瞌睡。

Sitting in an armchair in front of the fire, I soon fell into a doze.

wǒ dǎ qǐ yǒng qì lí kāi tā

我打起勇气离开他。

I took the courage to leave him.