起來 qi lai

start to do; rise up; seem

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
  2. 2. (after a perception verb, e.g. 看kàn) expressing preliminary judgment
  3. 3. indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站zhàn)
  4. 4. indicating completion
  5. 5. also pr. qǐ lai

See also: qǐ lai

Characters

Character Meaning
起 qi HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start
來 lai
to come; to arrive; next