起
来

To stand up in Chinese: 起来 (qǐ lai)

qǐ lai

to stand up

HSK 3.0 Level 1Traditional: 起來2 example sentences

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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起
来

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧˇ

qǐ

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

˙ㄌㄞ

lai

˙/ neutral toneㄌ/ lㄞ/ ai

Simplified & traditional

起来

Simplified

起來

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 手举起来。

    shǒu jǔ qǐ lái。

    Hands up!

  • 振奋起来！

    zhèn fèn qǐ lái！

    Chin up!

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Related words

来

lái

to come

起

qǐ

to rise

起床

qǐ chuáng

to get out of bed

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

本来

běn lái

original

从来

cóng lái

always

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

将来

jiāng lái

in the future

起飞

qǐ fēi

(of an aircraft) to take off

引起

yǐn qǐ

to give rise to

原来

yuán lái

original

看来

kàn lai

apparently

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