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起来
qi lai
HSK 4traditional 起來

How to write 起来 (qi lai) in Chinese

起来 (pinyin: qi lai) means (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 起来.

Meaning

  • (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
  • indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4])
  • indicating completion
  • (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment

Stroke order

起
来

Character breakdown

起qǐto rise, to get up; to begin; (verb suffix, 'up')来láito come; to arrive; (verb suffix indicating motion toward speaker)

Examples

听起来像是一种仪式。
tīng qǐ lái xiàng shì yì zhǒng yí shì.
Sounds like a kind of ritual.
怪不得这匹马看起来很有气势。
guài bu de zhè pǐ mǎ kàn qǐ lái hěn yǒu qì shì.
No wonder this horse looks so impressive.
摸了摸口袋,发现钱包不见了。我立刻紧张起来。
mō le mō kǒu dài, fā xiàn qián bāo bú jiàn le. wǒ lì kè jǐn zhāng qǐ lái.
I patted my pocket and discovered my wallet was gone. I tensed up immediately.
外面下着小雨,我没带伞。今天看起来不会很顺利。
wài miàn xià zhe xiǎo yǔ, wǒ méi dài sǎn. jīn tiān kàn qǐ lái bú huì hěn shùn lì.
It was drizzling outside and I hadn't brought an umbrella. Today wasn't going to be smooth.

Related words

一起yī qǐ对不起duì bu qǐ看起来kàn qǐ lai想起xiǎng qǐ了不起liǎo bu qǐ引起yǐn qǐ起床qǐ chuáng起飞qǐ fēi起码qǐ mǎ起初qǐ chū
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