起来

起來

qi laiㄑㄧ˙ ㄌㄞ˙
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Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state

  2. 2

    indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4])

  3. 3

    indicating completion

  4. 4

    (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment

  5. 5

    also pr. [qi3lai5]

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这本书对你来说读起来太难了。

這本書對你來說讀起來太難了。

This book is too difficult for you to read.

和你的车比起来,我的车很小。

和你的車比起來,我的車很小。

Compared with yours, my car is small.

和你的车比起来,我的车很小。

和你的車比起來,我的車很小。

Compared to yours, my car is small.

所有迹象表明她好起来了。

所有跡象表明她好起來了。

All the signs are that she is getting better.

她放下手中的针线活,并站了起来。

她放下手中的針線活,並站了起來。

She put aside the sewing and stood up.

Grammar

Grammar using 起来

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