起来

qi lai

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qi lai (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhàn]) 5 definitions qǐ lai to stand up; to get up 3 definitions

Definitions

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]

Example Sentences

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起来吧！

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Words Containing 起来

seemingly

全世界无产者联合起来

quán shì jiè wú chǎn zhě lián hé qǐ lai

Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!

to get better

to remember

to put together

to stand up

to calculate

to sound like

to get enthusiastic

马尾穿豆腐，提不起来

mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai

lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it

Child Words of 起来

to come