起来 qi lai
HSK 4 word · traditional 起來
Meanings
- (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
- indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站)
- indicating completion
- (after a perception verb, e.g. 看) expressing preliminary judgment
Characters
Example sentences
把手举起来！
Put your hands up!
Tatoeba #333761 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)
起来吧！
Get up!
Tatoeba #797554 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)
手举起来。
Put your hands up!
Tatoeba #5102180 by mirrorvan (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).