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起来

qǐlai

to get up, to stand up; to start (doing)

HSK 1 · Topic “Come and go” Position & directionResult & direction
to get up, to stand up; to start (doing)
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Characters in this word

起 qǐ

Strokes
10
Radical
走 — to walk, to run, to flee
Made of
走 to walk, to run, to flee 己 self, oneself
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

来 lái

Strokes
7
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
未 not yet 丷 horns
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他八点起来了。 Tā bā diǎn qǐlai le. He got up at eight.
  • 请站起来。 Qǐng zhàn qǐlai. Please stand up.
  • 他七点就起来了。 Tā qī diǎn jiù qǐlai le. He was already up at seven.
  • 妈妈，快起来做早饭！ Māma, kuài qǐlai zuò zǎofàn! Mom, get up quickly to make breakfast!
  • 同学们都笑起来了。 Tóngxuémen dōu xiào qǐlai le. The classmates all started laughing.
  • 他们高兴地唱起来了。 Tāmen gāoxìng de chàng qǐlai le. They happily started singing.
  • 这个汉字看起来不难。 Zhè gè hànzì kàn qǐlai bù nán. This Chinese character doesn't look difficult.
  • 别睡了，快起来吧！ Bié shuì le, kuài qǐlai ba! Stop sleeping, get up quickly!
  • 弟弟现在起来了吗？ Dìdi xiànzài qǐlai le ma? Has younger brother gotten up yet?
  • 我想起来他的名字了。 Wǒ xiǎng qǐlai tā de míngzi le. I remembered his name.

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