说起来 shuōqǐlai HSK7 to mention Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents shuōqǐlai to mention 说 說 shuō verb to say to say; to speak; to talk; to express in words起来 起來 qǐlai particle [aspectual suffix] Used after a verb or adjective to indicate the start and continuation of an action, or the achievement of a result or stateshuōqǐlai actually 说 說 shuō verb to say to say; to speak; to talk; to express in words起来 起來 qǐlai particle [judgment/estimation] Used after a verb related to perception or action to express a preliminary judgment or to look at a matter from a certain perspective.shuōqǐlai in that case 说 說 shuō verb to say to say; to speak; to talk; to express in words起来 起來 qǐlai particle when it comes to Used immediately after a verb V to indicate when one does V or as far as V is concerned