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起来

HSK 4
P
qǐ lɑ́i
I
[tɕʰi²¹⁴ lai³⁵]
Z
ㄑ丨ˇ ㄌㄞˊ
v.

The meaning of 起来

用在动词后面做趋向补语，可表示动作方向从下到上，也可引申表示动作开始并继续，还可引申表示说话人从某方面评价人或事物。
The verb "起来" can be used after another verb as a complement of direction, indicating an upward movement, or extendedly, indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or the speaker's comment on a certain aspect of somebody or something.

Use 起来 in a Sentence

你先把桌子上的东西拿起来，我擦完之后你再放下来。

nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
xiɑ̄n
[ɕiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄢ
adv.
bɑ̌
[pᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄅㄚˇ
prep.
zhuō zi
[tʂuo⁵⁵ tsɿ²]
ㄓㄨㄛ ˙ㄗ
n.
shɑ̀nɡ
[ʂɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄕㄤˋ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
dōnɡ xī
[toŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵]
ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒ丨
n.
nɑ́
[nᴀ³⁵]
ㄋㄚˊ
v.
qǐ lɑ́i
[tɕʰi²¹⁴ lai³⁵]
ㄑ丨ˇ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
，
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
cɑ̄ wɑ́n
[tsʰᴀ⁵⁵ uan³⁵]
ㄘㄚ ㄨㄢˊ
v.
zhī hòu
[tʂʅ⁵⁵ xou⁵¹]
ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ
n.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
zɑ̀i
[tsai⁵¹]
ㄗㄞˋ
adv.
fɑ̀nɡ xiɑ̀ lɑ́i
[fɑŋ⁵¹ ɕiᴀ⁵¹ lai³⁵]
ㄈㄤˋ ㄒ丨ㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
。
You pick up the things on the table first, and you put them down after I finish wiping.
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邻居小王最近一定遇到了很多开心的事，你听，他又唱起来了。

lín jū
[lin³⁵ tɕy⁵⁵]
ㄌ丨ㄣˊ ㄐㄩ
n.
xiɑ̌o
[ɕiɑu²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄠˇ
adj.
wɑ́nɡ
[uɑŋ³⁵]
ㄨㄤˊ
proper noun
zuì jìn
[tsuei⁵¹ tɕin⁵¹]
ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐ丨ㄣˋ
n.
yī dìnɡ
[i⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹]
丨 ㄉ丨ㄥˋ
adv.
yù dɑ̀o
[y⁵¹ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄩˋ ㄉㄠˋ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
hěn duō
[xən²¹⁴ tuo⁵⁵]
ㄏㄣˇ ㄉㄨㄛ
num.
kɑ̄i xīn
[kʰai⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵]
ㄎㄞ ㄒ丨ㄣ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
n.
，
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
tīnɡ
[tʰiŋ⁵⁵]
ㄊ丨ㄥ
v.
，
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
yòu
[iou⁵¹]
丨ㄡˋ
adv.
chɑ̀nɡ
[tʂʰɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄔㄤˋ
v.
qǐ lɑ́i
[tɕʰi²¹⁴ lai³⁵]
ㄑ丨ˇ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
。
Neighbor Xiao Wang must have encountered a lot of happy things recently. Listen, he is singing again.
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比如你跟上海人对话时，会发现上海话听起来就像外语一样。

bǐ rú
[pi²¹⁴ ʐu³⁵]
ㄅ丨ˇ ㄖㄨˊ
v.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
ɡēn
[kən⁵⁵]
ㄍㄣ
prep.
shɑ̀nɡ hɑ̌i rén
[ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xai²¹⁴ ʐən³⁵]
ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄖㄣˊ
n.
duì huɑ̀
[tuei⁵¹ xuᴀ⁵¹]
ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
v.
shí
[ʂʅ³⁵]
ㄕˊ
n.
，
huì
[xuei⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄟˋ
v.
fɑ̄ xiɑ̀n
[fᴀ⁵⁵ ɕiɛn⁵¹]
ㄈㄚ ㄒ丨ㄢˋ
v.
shɑ̀nɡ hɑ̌i huɑ̀
[ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xai²¹⁴ xuᴀ⁵¹]
ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
proper noun
tīnɡ
[tʰiŋ⁵⁵]
ㄊ丨ㄥ
v.
qǐ lɑ́i
[tɕʰi²¹⁴ lai³⁵]
ㄑ丨ˇ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
adv.
xiɑ̀nɡ
[ɕiɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄒ丨ㄤˋ
v.
wɑ̀i yǔ
[uai⁵¹ y²¹⁴]
ㄨㄞˋ ㄩˇ
n.
yī yɑ̀nɡ
[i⁵⁵ iɑŋ⁵¹]
丨 丨ㄤˋ
part.
。
For example, when you talk to a Shanghainese, you will find that Shanghainese sounds like a foreign language.
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起来

HSK 4
P
qǐ lɑ́i
I
[tɕʰi²¹⁴ lai³⁵]
Z
ㄑ丨ˇ ㄌㄞˊ
v.

The meaning of 起来

可用在动词后面做趋向补语或可能补语，表示动作的方向从下到上。
The verb "起來" can be used after another verb as a complement of direction or possibility, indicating an upward movement.

Use 起来 in a Sentence

你这样躺着看书对眼睛不好，快坐起来！

nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
zhè yɑ̀nɡ
[tʂɤ⁵¹ iɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ 丨ㄤˋ
pron.
tɑ̌nɡ
[tʰɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄊㄤˇ
v.
zhuó
[tʂuo³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄛˊ
part.
kɑ̀n shū
[kʰan⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵]
ㄎㄢˋ ㄕㄨ
v.
duì
[tuei⁵¹]
ㄉㄨㄟˋ
prep.
yɑ̌n jīnɡ
[iɛn²¹⁴ tɕiŋ⁵⁵]
丨ㄢˇ ㄐ丨ㄥ
n.
bù hɑ̌o
[pu⁵¹ xɑu²¹⁴]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄠˇ
adj.
，
kuɑ̀i
[kʰuai⁵¹]
ㄎㄨㄞˋ
adv.
zuò
[tsuo⁵¹]
ㄗㄨㄛˋ
v.
qǐ lɑ́i
[tɕʰi²¹⁴ lai³⁵]
ㄑ丨ˇ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
！
It's not good for your eyes to lie down and read a book like this, sit up quickly!
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需要长时间坐着工作的人，一小时左右一定要站起来活动活动。

xū yɑ̀o
[ɕy⁵⁵ iɑu⁵¹]
ㄒㄩ 丨ㄠˋ
v.
chɑ́nɡ
[tʂʰɑŋ³⁵]
ㄔㄤˊ
adj.
shí jiɑ̄n
[ʂʅ³⁵ tɕiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄕˊ ㄐ丨ㄢ
n.
zuò
[tsuo⁵¹]
ㄗㄨㄛˋ
v.
zhuó
[tʂuo³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄛˊ
part.
ɡōnɡ zuò
[koŋ⁵⁵ tsuo⁵¹]
ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
v.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
rén
[ʐən³⁵]
ㄖㄣˊ
n.
，
yī
[i⁵⁵]
丨
num.
xiɑ̌o shí
[ɕiɑu²¹⁴ ʂʅ³⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄠˇ ㄕˊ
n.
zuǒ yòu
[tsuo²¹⁴ iou⁵¹]
ㄗㄨㄛˇ 丨ㄡˋ
num.
yī dìnɡ
[i⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹]
丨 ㄉ丨ㄥˋ
adv.
yɑ̀o
[iɑu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ
v.
zhɑ̀n
[tʂan⁵¹]
ㄓㄢˋ
v.
qǐ lɑ́i
[tɕʰi²¹⁴ lai³⁵]
ㄑ丨ˇ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
huó dònɡ
[xuo³⁵ toŋ⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
v.
huó dònɡ
[xuo³⁵ toŋ⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
v.
。
People who need to sit and work for a long time must stand up and move about an hour or so.
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起来

HSK 3
P
qǐ lɑi
I
[tɕʰi²¹⁴ lai⁴]
Z
ㄑ丨ˇ ˙ㄌㄞ
v.

The meaning of 起来

(indicating an upward movement) to rise

Use 起来 in a Sentence

我也想起来了。

wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
yě
[iɛ²¹⁴]
丨ㄝˇ
adv.
xiɑ̌nɡ
[ɕiɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄤˇ
v.
qǐ lɑ́i
[tɕʰi²¹⁴ lai³⁵]
ㄑ丨ˇ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
。
I also remembered.
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因此，迄今为止众筹在国内还是一个看起来很美、做起来吃力的事情。

yīn cǐ
[in⁵⁵ tsʰɿ²¹⁴]
丨ㄣ ㄘˇ
conj.
，
qì jīn wéi zhǐ
[tɕʰi⁵¹ tɕin⁵⁵ uei³⁵ tʂʅ²¹⁴]
ㄑ丨ˋ ㄐ丨ㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ
idiom
zhònɡ chóu
[tʂoŋ⁵¹ tʂʰou³⁵]
ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄡˊ
n.
zɑ̀i
[tsai⁵¹]
ㄗㄞˋ
prep.
ɡuó nèi
[kuo³⁵ nei⁵¹]
ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄟˋ
n.
hɑ́i shì
[xai³⁵ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄏㄞˊ ㄕˋ
v.
yī
[i⁵⁵]
丨
num.
ɡè
[kɤ⁵¹]
ㄍㄜˋ
m.
kɑ̀n
[kʰan⁵¹]
ㄎㄢˋ
v.
qǐ lɑ́i
[tɕʰi²¹⁴ lai³⁵]
ㄑ丨ˇ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
hěn
[xən²¹⁴]
ㄏㄣˇ
adv.
měi
[mei²¹⁴]
ㄇㄟˇ
adj.
、
zuò
[tsuo⁵¹]
ㄗㄨㄛˋ
v.
qǐ lɑ́i
[tɕʰi²¹⁴ lai³⁵]
ㄑ丨ˇ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
chī lì
[tʂʰʅ⁵⁵ li⁵¹]
ㄔ ㄌ丨ˋ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shì qínɡ
[ʂʅ⁵¹ tɕʰiŋ³⁵]
ㄕˋ ㄑ丨ㄥˊ
n.
。
Therefore, crowdfunding in China is still a beautiful and difficult thing to do so far.
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昨天我做了一个奇怪的梦，但是早上起来怎么想都想不起来。

zuó tiɑ̄n
[tsuo³⁵ tʰiɛn⁵⁵]
ㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄊ丨ㄢ
n.
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
zuò
[tsuo⁵¹]
ㄗㄨㄛˋ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
yī ɡè
[i⁵⁵ kɤ⁵¹]
丨 ㄍㄜˋ
num.
qí ɡuɑ̀i
[tɕʰi³⁵ kuai⁵¹]
ㄑ丨ˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
v.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
mènɡ
[məŋ⁵¹]
ㄇㄥˋ
n.
，
dɑ̀n shì
[tan⁵¹ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋ
conj.
zɑ̌o shɑ̀nɡ
[tsɑu²¹⁴ ʂɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄤˋ
n.
qǐ lɑ́i
[tɕʰi²¹⁴ lai³⁵]
ㄑ丨ˇ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
zěn me
[tsən²¹⁴ mɤ⁴]
ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ
pron.
xiɑ̌nɡ
[ɕiɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄤˇ
v.
dōu
[tou⁵⁵]
ㄉㄡ
adv.
xiɑ̌nɡ
[ɕiɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄤˇ
v.
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
qǐ lɑ́i
[tɕʰi²¹⁴ lai³⁵]
ㄑ丨ˇ ㄌㄞˊ
v.
。
I had a strange dream yesterday, but I can't remember anything in the morning.
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