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起来

Word · 2 readings

to stand up; to get up

Traditional
起來
qǐ laiMain reading · HSK 1qi laiReading 2 · HSK 1

qǐ lai

qi3lai5Main readingHSK 1

Meaning

  1. to stand up; to get up
  2. after a verb, shows the action begins

Examples

  • 他每天七点起来。

    tā měi tiān qī diǎn qǐ lai

    He gets up at seven every day.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 你能站起来吗？

    nǐ néng zhàn qǐ lai ma

    Can you stand up?

    AI-generated sentence

  • 天气冷起来了。

    tiān qì lěng qǐ lai le

    The weather is getting cold.

    AI-generated sentence

qi lai

qi5lai5Reading 2HSK 1

Meaning

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

Characters in 起来

起qǐ来lái

Words with 起来

看起来kàn qǐ laito seem; to look a certain way when you see somethingWordHSK 3Unreviewed说起来shuō qǐ láiwhen it comes to; speaking ofWordHSK 7–9卯起来mǎo qǐ lai(coll.) to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energyWord听起来tīng qi laito sound likeWord好起来hǎo qǐ laito get betterWord想起来xiǎng qi laito rememberWord拼起来pīn qi laito put togetherWord站起来zhàn qǐ laito stand upWord算起来suàn qǐ láito calculateWord
铆起来mǎo qǐ lai(coll.) to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy↗Variant of 卯起来WordUnreviewed
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