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起來 (起来)

qi lai

Definition

up
upwards
to start (to)
to become
when one comes (to)
result complement
indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state (after a verb)
(indicating an) upward movement (e.g. after 站)
bringing things together (e.g. after 收拾)
(expressing) preliminary judgement (after a perception verb, e.g. 看)

Other pronunciations

qǐ lai

to stand up
to get up
continuing an action
beginning an action

Character Decomposition

Related words (4)

to ring; to sound (like)

to remember; to think (of); to recall

to put together

to seem; to appear (to be); to look (as if); to look like; seemingly; apparently; to give the impression (that)

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