起來 qǐláiqǐlai HSK1 to get up Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents qǐlái to get up · to emerge 起 qǐ to rise to get up; to stand up; to rise (as in the sun, wind, or waves); to get out of bed来 來 lái to come To come; to arrive; to move toward the speaker; to crop up or happenqǐlai up 起 qǐ up used after a verb to show upward movement来 來 lái [directional] Used after a verb to indicate motion toward the speakerqǐlai [aspectual suffix] 起 qǐ to begin [action] used after a verb to show that an action is starting来 來 lái [directional] Used after a verb to indicate motion toward the speakerqǐlai [judgment/estimation] · when it comes to 起 qǐ to mention used after a verb to show that an action involves or reaches a person or thing, similar to "about" or "regarding"来 來 lái [directional] Used after a verb to indicate motion toward the speaker