起来起來

qǐ lai

HSK level: HSK 2

Meaning

to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]

Other reading: qi lai

(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; also pr. [qi3lai5]

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起qǐto begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up走己来láito arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on未丷

Examples

我已经起来了。

wǒ yǐ jīng qǐ lai le。

I'm up.

汤姆，快起来！

Tāng mǔ， kuài qǐ lai！

Tom, wake up.

她变得高兴起来。

tā biàn de gāo xìng qǐ lai。

She became happy.