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起来

qǐ lai

HSK 1 · word 286 of 3,000

Meaning

• to stand up; to get up

Example sentence

Characters in 起来

• 起 qǐ to rise
• 来 lái to come

起 to rise plus 来. Beyond standing up it marks a beginning: 笑起来 to burst out laughing, 想起来 to call to mind.

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