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画了起来 Pronunciation and Pinyin

画了起来 Usage and Examples

started drawing

drew

began to draw

The characters in 画了起来

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
画
huà8draw, paint, or picture
了
le2completion or change
起
qǐ10to rise, start, or begin
来
lái7to come

More words starting with 画

  • huà画shàng上le了drew, painted
  • huà画shàng上le了jù句hào号Ended, Concluded
  • huà画shàng上jù句hào号Put an end to it, Put a full stop to it
  • huà画zhōng中in the painting, in the picture
  • huà画zhòng中rén人wù物figures in a painting, people in a painting
  • huà画zhōng中xiān仙zǐ子Fairy in a painting, Goddess in a painting
  • huà画zhōng中nǘ女zǐ子woman in the painting, lady in the painting
  • huà画zhōng中shào少nǚ女Girl in the painting, The girl in the picture
  • huà画zhòng中de的in the painting, within the painting
  • huà画zhōng中de的jǐng景sè色the scenery in the painting, the view in the painting
  • huà画le了drew, painted
  • huà画le了yā押signed, affixed a signature

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Questions about 画了起来

What does 画了起来 mean in Chinese?

画了起来 (huà le qǐ lái) means “started drawing, drew, began to draw”.

How do you pronounce 画了起来?

画了起来 is pronounced huà le qǐ lái in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “started drawing” in Chinese?

“started drawing” is 画了起来 (huà le qǐ lái) in Chinese.

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