起來

See also: 起来

Chinese

to rise; to raise; to get up to come
trad. (起來)
simp. (起来)

Pronunciation


Verb

起⫽來 (verb-complement)

  1. to rise up; to get up
  2. to get up; to get out of bed
  3. placed after a verb to indicate that the action has started
    起來起来   máng qǐlai   to get busy
    起來起来   qǐlai   to get hot
    起來起来   hǎo qǐlai   to get better
    發展起來发展起来   fāzhǎn qǐlai   to begin to develop
    突然起來突然起来   tūrán kū qǐlai   to burst into tears
  4. placed after a verb to form a copular verb, expressing evaluation based on initial perception
    主意起來不錯 [MSC, trad.]
    主意起来不错 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè zhǔyì tīng qǐlai bùcuò. [Pinyin]
    That sounds like a good idea.
    起來活力 [MSC, trad.]
    起来活力 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā kàn qǐlai hěn yǒu huólì. [Pinyin]
    He looks very energetic.

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