mǎo qǐ lai

Traditional: 卯起來

卯起来 (mǎo qǐ lai) is a Chinese word meaning “(coll.) to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy”.

Meanings

  1. 1(coll.) to get enthusiastic; to put in all one's energy

Characters in 卯起来

卯mǎo · mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)起qǐ · to rise来lái · to come

Related words

来to come起来to stand up; to get up起来(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state一起(in) the same place回来to return; to come back出来to come out出来(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon起to rise过来to come over过来see 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]下来to come down

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