起来 (qǐ lái) — to get up, to stand up; (verb complement) indicating upward movement, beginning of an action, or a preliminary judgment after perception verbs
Definition
Two distinct uses: as a main verb it means 'stand up, get up' (close to 起床 but not tied to bed). More often it follows another verb as a direction/result complement meaning 'upward' or 'starting to do something'.
verb
to get upto stand up(verb complement) indicating upward movementbeginning of an actionor a preliminary judgment after perception verbs
Examples
- 起来：“。”Tā zhàn qǐ lái shuō: "nǐ hǎo."He stood up and said, 'Hello.'
- 起来。Qǐng bǎ shū ná qǐ lái.Please pick up the book.
- 。Tā kàn qǐ lái hěn gāo xìng.She looks very happy.
Grammar
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