起来
qi​laiqǐ​laiqǐ​lái HSK1

seem

起来 (起來) qi​lai frequency
seem verb
expressing a preliminary judgment after a perception verb

这个问题听起来非常复杂。

zhè gè wèn​tí tīng qi​lai fēi​cháng fù​zá.

This problem sounds very complicated.

start verb
indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state

听完那个笑话，大家都笑了起来。

tīng wán nà​gè xiào​hua, dà​jiā dōu xiào le qi​lai.

After hearing that joke, everyone started laughing.

complete verb
indicating completion, often involving gathering or hiding

请你把这些书都收起来。

qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè​xiē shū dōu shōu qi​lai.

Please put all these books away.

up verb
indicating an upward movement

他用力把陷入泥坑的自行车抬了起来。

tā yòng​lì bǎ xiàn​rù ní​kēng de zì​xíng​chē tái le qi​lai.

He used his strength to lift the bicycle out of the mud pit.

起来 (起來) qǐ​lai
stand up verb
to rise to one's feet from a sitting or lying position

请大家都起来，给老人让个座。

qǐng dà​jiā dōu qǐ​lai, gěi lǎo​rén ràng gè zuò.

Please stand up, everyone, and give your seat to the elderly.

get up verb
to rise from bed after sleeping

你别总坐在地上，快起来，地上很凉的。

nǐ bié zǒng zuò zài dì​shang, kuài qǐ​lai, dì​shang hěn liáng de.

Don't keep sitting on the floor; get up, it's really cold down there.

起来 (起來) qǐ​lái
directional complement modal particle
a directional complement used after a verb to indicate upward movement, or to indicate the beginning or continuation of an action when used in the structure Verb verb + 起来 qǐ​lái

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

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICTAI-generated definitions
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)