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起来

qǐ lai · qi lai/qi lai

Traditional 起來

Meaning

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(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站 (zhàn))
indicating completion
(after a perception verb, e.g. 看 (kàn)) expressing preliminary judgment
also pr. [qǐlai]

2 examples

很(hěn)快(kuài)人(rén)群(qún)就(jiù)在(zài)他(tā)周(zhōu)围(wéi)聚(jù)集(jí)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

A crowd soon gathered around him.

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)六(liù)点(diǎn)就(jiù)起(qǐ)来(lái)锻(duàn)炼(liàn)身(shēn)体(tǐ)。

He gets up at six every morning to exercise.

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to rise; to raise

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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