MEANING/意义
    起来
      
  • qǐ lái
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      1
      
    add up; stand up; to get up; to stand up; used after verbs to indicate upward movement or beginning
    Type verb/动词  
        
      2
      
    stand up; upward movement; beginning or continuing an action
    Type verb/动词  
        
EXAMPLES/列句
  • 穿起来...
      
      
    chuān qǐ lái ...
      
    sound for pinyin
    (clothes)  be ... (easy, good, confortable ...)  to wear

  • 听起来不错
      
      
    tīng qǐ lái bú cuò
      
    sound for pinyin
    It sounds good/great.
COMBINATIONS/组合
  • 暗起来
      
    àn qǐ lai
      
    sound for pinyin
    to start to become dark

  • 包起来
      
    bāo qǐ lái
      
    sound for pinyin
    pack up; wrap up

  • 比起来
      
    bí qǐ lái
      
    sound for pinyin
    compare (with...) 

  • 藏起来
      
    cáng qi lai
      
    sound for pinyin
    hide away

  • 吃起来
      
    chī qǐ lai
      
    sound for pinyin
    taste; eat (of bird or animal) 

  • 存起来
      
    cún qǐ lái
      
    sound for pinyin
    to save up

  • 挫起来
      
    cuò qǐ lái
      
    sound for pinyin
    about to die; game over (colloquial expression in Taiwan) 

  • 叠起来
      
    dié qǐ lái
      
    sound for pinyin
    to fold up (paper, clothes ...) 
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