起来 qǐlái HSK 2
Verbs

起来 — get up; rise

Stroke order
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.
Grammar note

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

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Words from the sentences
快 kuài fast; quick 他 tā he 早上 zǎoshang in the morning 听到 tīngdào to hear; to listen 以后 yǐhòu after; in the future 我 wǒ I; me 马上 mǎshàng immediately; at once
Related by grammar
站 zhàn stand; station
HSK2 categories
Adjectives (9) Communication (6) Daily Life (33) Education (11) Family (4) Feelings (7) Food & Drink (8) Grammar (26) Nature (5) Numbers (4) Particles (2) People (7) Places (9) Positions (18) Pronouns (1) Time (7) Transport (8) Verbs (32)
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