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起来

qi lai

HSK 4 2-character word Traditional 起來

What 起来 means

1. (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
2. indicating an upward movement (e.g. after {站|zhàn})
3. indicating completion
4. (after a perception verb, e.g. {看|kàn}) expressing preliminary judgment
5. also pr. qǐ lai

Other readings

起来 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• qǐ laito stand up; to get up; also pr. qǐ lái

The characters in 起来

• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

Example sentences

• 起来吧！
  Get up!
• 拿起来。
  Pick it up.
• 站起来。
  Stand up.
• 手举起来。
  Shǒu jǔqǐ lái.
  Raise your hands.
• 请别起来。
  Please don't get up.
• 一起来吧。
  Come along.

Words containing 起来

• 看起来kàn qǐ laiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that…
• 站起来zhàn qǐ laito stand up
• 听起来tīng qi laito sound like
• 好起来hǎo qǐ laito get better; to improve; to get well
• 想起来xiǎng qi laito remember; to recall
• 算起来suàn qǐ láito calculate; to estimate; in total
• 拼起来pīn qi laito put together
• 卯起来mǎo qǐ lai(colloquial) to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy
• 马尾穿豆腐，提不起来mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lailit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it…
• 铆起来mǎo qǐ laivariant of 卯起来