How to use 起来 (qǐlái) in Mandarin Chinese?

起来 qǐlái GRAMMAR

HSK 2 · Grammar note

起来 — how to use it in Chinese

get up; rise

Posición y dirección

Explanation

Directional complement with many uses: stand up (站起来), begin (热起来).

Example sentences

快 kuài 起来 qǐ lái

Get up quickly.

他 tā 早上 zǎo shang 七点 qī diǎn 起来 qǐ lái

He gets up at seven in the morning.

听到 tīng dào 闹钟 nào zhōng 以后 yǐ hòu 我 wǒ 马上 mǎ shàng 起来 qǐ lái

After hearing the alarm, I got up immediately.

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