Taiwan Lounge

起來

qǐlái

Novice Level 1* ★ Core word
Process verbParticle

Definition

  1. to stand up; to get up
  2. (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
  3. indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站)
  4. indicating completion
  5. (after a perception verb, e.g. 看) expressing preliminary judgment

Stroke order

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Example

你是幾點起來的？

What time did you get up?

Related words at this level

前面前年前天起床球然後肉山

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).