起来
qǐlái
Description
“起来”常常用在动词后面，表示动作开始或者往上的方向，比如“站起来”、“想起来”。
"起来" is often used after verbs to indicate the start of an action or an upward direction, such as in "站起来" (stand up) or "想起来" (remember).
它也可以单独用，意思是从坐着或者躺着变成站着。
It can also be used alone, meaning to change from sitting or lying down to standing.
Meanings
起来qǐlái
to get up; to stand up; to rise
太阳出来了，快起来吧！
The sun is up, get up quickly!
起来qǐlái
used after a verb to show an action starting
听到这个消息，大家都笑起来了。
Hearing this news, everyone started laughing.
起来qǐlái
used after a verb to mean 'when one tries to...'
这个菜看起来很好吃。
This dish looks delicious.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
起 (to rise) + 来 (to come), a directional complement fused into one word.
- Nuance
as a complement it can split, e.g. 想不起来 (can't recall).
In videos
“这件衣服穿起来很好看很漂亮”
“那个螃蟹，螃蟹吃起来有一点麻烦，对不对？”
“她的左手可以举起来了，她好了！”
“听起来非常像英文里的chocolate巧克力”
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