起来

qǐlái

HSK 2

起来 — qǐlái

1. to stand up; to get up (rise from sitting or bed)

   他听到声音就起来了。 tā tīngdào shēngyīn jiù qǐlái le — He got up as soon as he heard the sound.

起来 — qǐlai

1. to stand up; to get up (rise from sitting or bed)

   他早上六点起来。 tā zǎoshàng liùdiǎn qǐlái — He gets up at six in the morning.

起来 — qilai

1. grammatical particle after a verb indicating the beginning/continuation of an action or state, upward movement, completion, or a preliminary judgment (as in 看起来)

   看起来要下雨了。 kànqǐlái yào xiàyǔ le — It looks like it's going to rain.