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起来

qǐ lai

All readings
Source form: 起來 / 起来
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to stand up; to get up / also pr. [qǐlái]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

起來 起来 [qi3 lai5] /to stand up; to get up/also pr. [qi3lai2]/

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qi lai

All readings
Source form: 起來 / 起来
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(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]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-7e1c9dac85844d9f. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

起來 起来 [qi5 lai5] /(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state/indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4])/indicating completion/(after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment/also pr. [qi3lai5]/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 起來

  • 起
    qǐ

    to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group

  • 来
    lái

    to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[huí lai]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zì gǔ yǐ lái]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lái shì]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[dé] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tán de lái], or after 不[bù] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chī bu lái])

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