(qǐ lái) - to get up, to rise in Mandarin
qǐláiTraditional: 起來
Translation
to get up, to rise
Word origin
起来 (qǐ lái) combines 起 (qǐ), 'to rise', with the directional verb 来 (lái), 'to come'. 来 was originally a pictograph of a wheat or barley plant, later borrowed for 'to come'. As a compound it means 'to get up' or 'to rise', and serves as a directional complement.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 起 (qǐ, rise) + 来 (lái, come)
Stroke order
起
来
Examples
！
Get up quickly!
。
He stood up.
，。
It's dawn, time to get up.
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It's dawn, get up quickly.
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This matter is easy to talk about.
起来 (qǐ lái) means to get up, to rise. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
Used in
Grammar articles
(8)The Mandarin 把 (bǎ) Construction: Fronting the Object to Say What You Did To It
Compound Directional Complements in Mandarin: Verb + 起来, 下去, 过来, 出来 and Motion Relative to the Speaker
Mandarin Conjunctions: 虽然…但是, 因为…所以, 如果…就 and the Paired Structures That Join Clauses
Figurative Directional Complements in Mandarin: 起来, 下去 and 出来 Beyond Up, Down and Out
The Mandarin Durative 着 (zhe): Marking a State That Continues (门开着, 拿着书, 笑着说)
Mandarin Potential Complements: Can You Reach the Result? (吃得完, 听不懂, 买不起)
Mandarin Requests and Imperatives: 请, 别, 不要, the Softening Particles 吧/啊, and Verb Reduplication
The Three de in Mandarin: 的, 得, and 地 and How to Tell Them Apart
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