起来(qǐ lai)

HSK 22 charactersTrad. 起來

to stand up

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 起来 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 我已经起来了。

    wǒ yǐ jīng qǐ lái le

    I'm up.

  • 石头不会浮起来

    shí tou bù huì fú qǐ lái

    Stones don't swim.

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