起来 Pronunciation and Pinyin
起来 Usage and Examples
get up
start
collect
seem
她猛地坐了起来。
She sat up with a jerk.
这机器虽然看起来笨重，其实使用起来很方便。
Although the machine looks cumbersome, it is actually easy to use.
The characters in 起来
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 起
- qǐ起shàng上lai来Get up, Stand up
- qǐ起bù不liǎo了cannot get up, cannot start
- qǐ起bú不dào到cannot achieve, ineffective
- qǐ起yì义uprising, rebellion
- qǐ起le了rose, got up
- qǐ起le了yī一kè课started a lesson, began a class
- qǐ起le了gè个started, gave
- qǐ起le了zhēng争zhí执had an argument, had a dispute
- qǐ起le了yí疑xīn心became suspicious, grew suspicious
- qǐ起le了jī鸡pí皮gē疙da瘩get goosebumps, have goosebumps
- qǐ起fú伏rise and fall, fluctuation
- qǐ起fú伏bú不dìng定Fluctuating, Volatile
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Open the tool →Questions about 起来
What does 起来 mean in Chinese?
起来 (qǐ lái) means “get up, start, collect, seem”.
How do you pronounce 起来?
起来 is pronounced qǐ lái in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “get up” in Chinese?
“get up” is 起来 (qǐ lái) in Chinese.
How is 起来 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 起来, each with pinyin and an English translation.
