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起来

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

Definitions

  1. 1. to stand up
  2. 2. to get up
  3. 3. also pr. [qǐ lái]

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Example Sentences

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看到这幅画，他忍不住赞叹 起来 。
Seeing this painting, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
起来 吧！
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 797554)

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Words Containing 起来

看起来
kàn qǐ lai

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!

好起来
hǎo qǐ lai

to get better

想起来
xiǎng qi lai

to remember

拼起来
pīn qi lai

to put together

站起来
zhàn qǐ lai

to stand up

算起来
suàn qǐ lái

to calculate

听起来
tīng qi lai

to sound like

铆起来
mǎo qǐ lai

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

起
qǐ

(for groups or occurrences) instance, time

来
lái

to come