- 看起来 kànqilai seeminglyit looks as if; apparently; gives the impression that (often used to introduce a judgment or inference)
- 站起来 zhànqǐlai to stand upto stand up; to rise to one's feet
- 想起来 xiǎngqilai to rememberTo call to mind; to recall; to suddenly think of something from the past.
- 好起来 hǎoqǐlai to get betterto improve in health or condition; to get well; to take a turn for the better
- 听起来 tīngqilai to soundto sound; to sound like
- 拿起来 náqǐlai to pick upTo lift something up with one's hands; to pick up.
- 拿不起来 nábuqǐlai cannot pick upto be unable to lift or move something with one's hands
- 抖起来 dǒuqilai to begin shakingTo start trembling or shivering; describes the appearance of shaking.
- 拼起来 pīnqilai to put togetherTo join separate pieces into a single whole; to assemble or piece together
- 滚起来 gǔnqǐlai to start boilingTo begin to boil; to start to bubble.
- 用起来 yòngqǐlai to start usingTo begin the action of using something
- 笑起来 xiàoqǐlai to start laughingTo begin to laugh.
- 算起来 suànqilai in totalall told; in total; when everything is counted up
- 紧张起来 jǐnzhāngqǐlai to get nervousTo begin to feel tense, anxious, or keyed up.
- 藏起来 cángqǐlai to hideTo conceal something; to hide away or go into hiding.
- 行动起来 xíngdòngqǐlai to go into actionTo begin to act or to get moving
- 说起来 shuōqǐlai to mentionTo start talking about something; to mention a topic or person
- 跑起来 pǎoqǐlai to runTo start running; to begin moving at a fast pace
- 铆起来 mǎoqǐlai to put in all one's energy(colloquial) to get enthusiastic; to go all out; to throw oneself into a task with all one's might
- 马尾穿豆腐,提不起来 mǎwěichuāndòufutíbuqǐlai too weak to mentionLiterally "to string tofu on horsehair, it cannot be lifted"; used to mean someone or something is too weak to be worth supporting, or as a pun on [[提|提|ti2]] to mean a topic is not worth mentioning
- 高兴起来 gāoxìngqǐlai to cheer upTo become happy or glad; to begin feeling cheerful.
- 卯起来 mǎoqǐlai to go all out(Taiwan colloquial) to do something with full energy; to get enthusiastic; to throw oneself into an activity wholeheartedly
- 鼓起来 gǔqǐlai to bulgeto bulge or swell up; to puff out
- 发达起来 fādáqǐlai to developTo start becoming prosperous, flourishing, or highly developed; to be in the process of developing.
- 吵起来 chǎoqǐlai to start arguingTo start to quarrel, squabble, or argue loudly.
- 嚷起来 rǎngqǐlai to begin to yellTo start shouting or yelling
- 坐起来 zuòqǐlai to sit upTo move from a lying position into a sitting position.
- 学起来 xuéqǐlai to learnUsed to evaluate the process of learning, often followed by an adjective to indicate how something feels when being learned
- 建立起来 jiànlìqǐlai to establishTo found, establish, or set up something.
- 强盛起来 qiángshèngqǐlai to become strong and prosperousTo grow powerful and flourishing; typically used in the context of nations or states.