HSK 3 vocabulary › 起来
起来
起来 in English: to stand up; to get up
qǐ lai
to stand up; to get up
How to pronounce 起来
qǐ lai (without tone marks: qi lai). qǐ is a third (low, dipping) tone; lai is a neutral (light, short) tone.
Characters in 起来
起 qǐ
to rise; to raise; to get up
to rise; to raise; to get up
来 lai
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
Example sentences with 起来
| 我照相的时候，它突然站了起来。 | from The Most Special Panda Photo |
| 真正的传承不是把过去封存起来，而是让它继续参与今天的生活。 | from The Forgotten Craft |
Related words
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me | HSK 1 |
| 来 | lái | to come | HSK 1 |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed; to get up | HSK 2 |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place; together | HSK 2 |
| 起飞 | qǐ fēi | to take off | HSK 3 |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later | HSK 3 |
| 引起 | yǐn qǐ | to give rise to; to lead to | HSK 4 |
| 本来 | běn lái | original; originally | HSK 4 |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always; at all times | HSK 4 |
| 将来 | jiāng lái | in the future; future | HSK 4 |