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Direction complement "-qilai"
起来 (qǐlái) comes up very frequently in Chinese and can be used both literally and figuratively. This is a little like the usage of "up" in English, which can be used literally, as in "stand up," or figuratively, as in "add up." When used figuratively, 起来 often serves as a direction complement.
- Keywords
- 起来 · 起 · 来
- Used for
- Expressing result · Describing actions · Expressing movement
- Classification
- HSK4
Examples (17)
请大家站起来。
捡起来。
头抬起来。
别动！把手举起来。
小鸟飞起来了。
宝宝哭起来了。
两个大妈吵起来了。
天气热起来了。
结婚以后，她胖起来了。
爷爷的身体好起来了。
你几点开始工作？
大家唱起来，跳起来!
他看起来很友好。
你的头发闻起来很香。
这件事情听起来有点复杂。
这些菜尝起来都不错。
你的床摸起来很舒服。
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