Advanced uses of direction complement "-qilai" (Redirected from ASGSCN01) Level B2 Similar to Direction complement (B1) Used for Expressing result Keywords 起来, 来 We saw in B1 that 起来 (qǐlái), among other things, can be used to express a literal upward movement. 起来 also has some more slightly less intuitive usages, which are figurative extensions of the "movement" idea. 起来 can be used to express collecting things together, where in English we might say "tidy up," or "add up." Contents 1 Structure 2 Examples 3 See also 4 Sources and further reading 4.1 Books 4.2 Websites Structure Verb + 起来 Note that you will often see this pattern used with 把 sentence. Subj. + 把 + Obj. + Verb + 起来 Examples 13 和 15 加 起来 是 多少 ？ How much is 13 and 15 added up? 他 把 衣服 都 收 起来 了 。 He put away his clothes. 我 老婆 把 钱 都 存 起来 了 。 My wife saves up all our money. 把 你 的 玩具 都 收 起来 。 Put your toys away. 你 为什么 要 把 我 的 手机 藏 起来 ？ Why would you hide my cell phone? 起来 can also be used to express more abstract concepts of bringing things together. 如果 我们 团结 起来 ，一定 能 赢 。 We will absolutely win this if we unite. 如果 你 把 工作 和 兴趣 结合 起来，工作 就 会 很 快乐 。 If you combine your work with your interest, working would be fun. 我们 要 把 所有 的 资源 都 利用 起来。 We need to put all the resources together. See also Result complement "-qilai" Figurative directional complements 下去 and 出来 Direction complement Result complements "dao" and "jian" Appearance with "kanqilai" Sources and further reading Books Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 2 (博雅汉语初经起步篇) (pp. 80) →buy Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) (pp. 25-31) [ →buy] Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 141-2) →buy Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 342-3) →buy Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 20) →buy New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 169) →buy New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5) (pp. 134-5) →buy Websites Yale: Extended meaning of some directional complements