qi lai

Traditional: 起來

起来 (qi lai) is a Chinese word meaning “(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”.

Meanings

  1. 1(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
  2. 2indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4])
  3. 3indicating completion
  4. 4(after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment
  5. 5also pr. [qi3lai5]

Characters in 起来

起qǐ · to rise来lái · to come

Related words

来to come起来to stand up; to get up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从来always

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