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起来

qǐlai

Traditional: 起來

to stand up / to get up

HSK 3

Character Breakdown

起
qǐ
to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
HSK 1
来
lái
to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on
HSK 1

Alternate Dictionary Entries

起来
qilai
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state / indicating an upward movement (e.g. after [[站<zhàn>]]) / bringing things together (e.g. after [[收拾<shōushi>]]) / (after a perception verb, e.g. [[看<kàn>]]) expressing preliminary judgement
HSK 3

Additional Information

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
—
HSK Word Level
3