起来 qǐlaiqǐlái HSK1 [judgment/estimation] Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 起来 起來 qǐ//lai frequency [judgment/estimation] particle Used after a verb related to perception or action to express a preliminary judgment or to look at a matter from a certain perspective. 他说的一切听起来都那么真实。 tā shuō de yīqiè tīng qǐ lai dōu nàme zhēnshí. Everything he said sounded so real. 写你自己读起来喜欢的。 xiě nǐ zìjǐ dú qǐ lai xǐhuan de. Write what you yourself like to read. [aspectual suffix] particle Used after a verb or adjective to indicate the start and continuation of an action, or the achievement of a result or state 你无法把我关起来。 nǐ wúfǎ bǎ wǒ guān qǐ lai. You can't lock me up. 他们都哈哈大笑起来。 tāmen dōu hāhā dà xiào qǐ lai. They all burst out laughing. up particle Used after a verb to indicate upward movement. 把毛衣拉起来。 bǎ máoyī lā qǐ lai. Pull up your sweater. 我不喜欢被抱起来。 wǒ bù xǐhuan bèi bào qǐ lai. I don't like being picked up. when it comes to particle Used immediately after a verb V to indicate when one does V or as far as V is concerned 他说起话来好像他什么都知道。 tā shuō qǐ huà lai hǎoxiàng tā shénme dōu zhīdao. He talks as if he knows everything. 起来 起來 qǐ//lái to get up particle to stand up; to get out of bed; to arise from a sitting or lying position 坐直或站起来。 zuò zhí huò zhàn qǐ lái. Sit up straight or stand up. to emerge to rise; to spring up; to emerge (e.g. of buildings, or abstract things like enthusiasm or resistance) Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 1109.1 per million appears in 96% of films Written text 428.1 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Cross-References Referenced by 发达起来 fādáqǐlai高兴起来 gāoxìngqǐlai建立起 jiànlìqǐ强盛起来 qiángshèngqǐlai Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
起来 起來 qǐ//lai frequency [judgment/estimation] particle Used after a verb related to perception or action to express a preliminary judgment or to look at a matter from a certain perspective. 他说的一切听起来都那么真实。 tā shuō de yīqiè tīng qǐ lai dōu nàme zhēnshí. Everything he said sounded so real. 写你自己读起来喜欢的。 xiě nǐ zìjǐ dú qǐ lai xǐhuan de. Write what you yourself like to read. [aspectual suffix] particle Used after a verb or adjective to indicate the start and continuation of an action, or the achievement of a result or state 你无法把我关起来。 nǐ wúfǎ bǎ wǒ guān qǐ lai. You can't lock me up. 他们都哈哈大笑起来。 tāmen dōu hāhā dà xiào qǐ lai. They all burst out laughing. up particle Used after a verb to indicate upward movement. 把毛衣拉起来。 bǎ máoyī lā qǐ lai. Pull up your sweater. 我不喜欢被抱起来。 wǒ bù xǐhuan bèi bào qǐ lai. I don't like being picked up. when it comes to particle Used immediately after a verb V to indicate when one does V or as far as V is concerned 他说起话来好像他什么都知道。 tā shuō qǐ huà lai hǎoxiàng tā shénme dōu zhīdao. He talks as if he knows everything. 起来 起來 qǐ//lái to get up particle to stand up; to get out of bed; to arise from a sitting or lying position 坐直或站起来。 zuò zhí huò zhàn qǐ lái. Sit up straight or stand up. to emerge to rise; to spring up; to emerge (e.g. of buildings, or abstract things like enthusiasm or resistance) Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 1109.1 per million appears in 96% of films Written text 428.1 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Cross-References Referenced by 发达起来 fādáqǐlai高兴起来 gāoxìngqǐlai建立起 jiànlìqǐ强盛起来 qiángshèngqǐlai Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
