起来
qǐ
lái

Definitions

  1. 1. (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
  2. 2. indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4])
  3. 3. bringing things together (e.g. after 收拾[shou1 shi5])
  4. 4. (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment
  5. 5. also pr. [qi3 lai5]

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Example Sentences

请大家站起来说话。

Qǐng dàjiā zhànqǐlái shuōhuà.

Everyone, please stand up to speak.

下雨了，风也大了，走起来很难。

Xiàyǔ le, fēng yě dà le, zǒu qilái hěn nán.

It started to rain and the wind grew strong; it’s hard to walk.

听到音乐，孩子们都跳起来了。

Tīngdào yīnyuè, háizimen dōu tiào qǐlái le.

When they heard the music, the children all jumped up.