How common it is
起来 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say qǐlái slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
起来表示站起、坐起，也常和动词连用。
qǐ lái biǎo shì zhàn qǐ 、 zuò qǐ， yě cháng hé dòng cí lián yòng。
起来 means to stand up or sit up, and it is also often used after verbs.
Context note
起来常出现在起床、站起来、拿起来这些表达里。
qǐ lái cháng chū xiàn zài qǐ chuáng 、 zhàn qǐ lái 、 ná qǐ lái zhè xiē biǎo dá lǐ。
起来 often appears in phrases like get up, stand up, and pick up.
5 examples
我早上起得很早。
wǒ zǎo shàng qǐ dé hěn zǎo。
I got up very early this morning.
请站起来。
qǐng zhàn qǐ lái。
Please stand up.
把书拿起来。
bǎ shū ná qǐ lái。
Pick up the book.
他笑起来了。
tā xiào qǐ lái le。
He started laughing.
看起来很好。
kàn qǐ lái hěn hǎo。
It looks very good.
5 mini stories
早上闹钟一响，我就起来了。
zǎo shàng nào zhōng yì xiǎng， wǒ jiù qǐ lái le。
As soon as the alarm rang in the morning, I got up.
老师让我们站起来唱歌。大家都很认真。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men zhàn qǐ lái chàng gē。 dà jiā dōu hěn rèn zhēn。
The teacher asked us to stand up and sing. Everyone was very serious.
这只小狗看起来很可爱。我们都想摸一摸。
zhè zhī xiǎo gǒu kàn qǐ lái hěn kě ài。 wǒ men dōu xiǎng mō yi mō。
This puppy looks very cute. We all want to touch it.
请把地上的书捡起来。这样走路更安全。
qǐng bǎ dì shàng de shū jiǎn qǐ lái。 zhè yàng zǒu lù gèng ān quán。
Please pick up the book on the floor. That makes walking safer.
他一听到好消息就笑起来了。
tā yì tīng dào hǎo xiāo xī jiù xiào qǐ lái le。
As soon as he heard the good news, he started laughing.