起来 meaning and pronunciation

起来
Simplified word
起來
Traditional word

起来 English definition

qǐ lái

  • beginning or continuing an action
  • upward movement
  • stand up

HSK level


Characters

  • (qǐ): to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; (before place or time) starting from; classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group;
  • (lái): to come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next;

Sentences examples with 起来

  • 妈妈 50 岁了,看起来还很年轻。
    Māmā 50 suìle, kàn qǐlái hái hěn niánqīng.
  • 孩子又哭了起来。
    Háizi yòu kūle qǐlái.
  • 爷爷六十岁了,但是看起来一点儿也不老。
    Yéyé liùshí suìle, dànshì kàn qǐlái yīdiǎn er yě bùlǎo.
  • 他突然站了起来。
    Tā túrán zhànle qǐlái.
  • 他把孩子抱了起来。
    Tā bǎ háizi bàole qǐlái.