HanTrace

起来

qǐlái

“To stand up” in Chinese is 起来 (qǐlái).

Meaning

  • to stand up; to get up
  • (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
  • indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4])
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  • indicating completion
  • (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment

Example

你看起来不高兴。

You don't seem happy.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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