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起来 qǐlai

起来 qǐlai Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 7 English Translations of the word 起来 qǐlai .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qǐlai | qi3 lai5
English translation
to stand up
to get up
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
indicating an upward movement (e.g. after zhàn [zhàn])
bringing things together (e.g. after 收拾 shōushi [shōu shi])
(after a perception verb, e.g. kān [kàn]) expressing preliminary judgement

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Traditional form

起來

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 起来 qǐlai

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. zǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

zǒu

Positional decomposition

走己

Number of Strokes

10
lái

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of lái . Pictograph of wheat. The current meaning "come" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "wheat" is now written as mài .

Positional decomposition

未丷

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 起来 qǐlai

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tàn le kǒu , zhàn le 起来 qǐlai , 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ de hǎo 裙子 qúnzi ,平头 píng tóu .

She sighed, stood up, automatically adjusted her skirt and smoothed her hair.

de 手指 shǒuzhǐ 接触 jiēchù 软膏 ruǎn gāo 之后 zhī hòu jiù téng 起来 qǐlai le .

My fingers are beginning to prick after touching that paste.

ēn , cháng 起来 qǐlai 不错 bù cuò , 只是 zhǐ shì shāo le 一点 yī diǎn .

Well, it tastes good, but it's a bit hot.

咱们 zámen zhè liǎng gēn 管子 Guǎnzǐ jiē 起来 qǐlai níng jǐn .

Let's screw the two pipes together end to end.

德国 Dé guó rén 早已 zǎo yǐ 严阵以待,他们 tā men 憋足 le , 还击 huán jī 起来 qǐlai jué 手软 shǒu ruǎn .

The German lines are aroused and furious, return the fire cruelly.

起来 qǐlai Decomposition

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起来 qǐlai Compounds

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