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  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">起来</span> (<span class="pinyin">qǐlái</span>) comes up very frequently in Chinese and can be used both literally and figuratively. This is a little like the usage of "<b>up</b>" in English which can be used literally, as in "<b>stand up</b>," or figuratively, as in "<b>add up</b>."</p>

  <h2>Contents</h2>

  <ol>
    <li>Structure<br/></li>

    <li>Examples<br/></li>

    <li>See also<br/></li>

    <li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>

    <ol>
      <li>Books<br/></li>
    </ol>
  </ol>

  <h2 id="expressing-an-upward-movement">Expressing an upward movement</h2>

  <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>

  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">起来</span> can be used to express an upward movement like "<b>up</b>," as in the English examples of "<b>stand up</b>" or "<b>pick up</b>."</p>

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    <div class="deux">
      Verb + <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">起来</span>
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  <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>

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    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">请 大家 站 起来 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Qǐng dàjiā zhàn qǐlái.</span><br/><span> Everyone, please stand up.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">快 把 地上 的 书 捡 起来。</span> <span class="pinyin">Kuài bǎ dìshàng de shū jiǎn qǐlái.</span><br/><span> Quickly pick up the books on the floor.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 怎么 不 把 老人 扶 起来 ？</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ zěnme bù bǎ lǎorén fú qǐlái?</span> <span> Why didn't you keep the old man upright?</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">别 动 ！ 把 手 举 起来 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Bié dòng! Bǎ shǒu jǔ qǐlái.</span><br/><span> Don't move! Put your hands up.</span></li>
    </ul>
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  <h2 id="expressing-initiation-of-an-action">Expressing initiation of an action</h2>

  <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>

  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">起来</span> can also be used to show that an action or state has started and is ongoing:</p>

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      Verb / Adj. + <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">起来 +了</span>
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  <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">大家 笑 起来 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Dàjiā xiào qǐlái le.</span><br/><span> Everyone started laughing.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">宝宝 哭 起来 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Bǎobǎo kū qǐlái le.</span><br/><span> The baby started crying.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">两 个 大妈 吵 起来 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Liǎng gè dàmā chǎo qǐlái le.</span><br/><span> Two middle-aged ladies started arguing.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">天气 热 起来 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tiānqì rè qǐlái le.</span><br/><span> It's starting to get hot.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他 的 病 好 起来了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā de bìng hǎo qǐlái le.</span><br/><span> His illness is starting to get better.</span></li>
    </ul>
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  <p>When used like this, <span class="hanzi">起来</span> is only used with spontaneous actions, like <span class="hanzi">唱, 跳, 聊</span>, or with states like <span class="hanzi">热, 冷, </span>or <span class="hanzi">好</span> etc. It cannot be used with planned actions.</p>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">我们 做饭 起来 吧。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen zuòfàn qǐlái ba.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我们 开始 做饭 吧。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen kāishǐ zuòfàn ba.</span></li>
    </ul>
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  <h2 id="expressing-an-initial-judgement">Expressing an initial judgement</h2>

  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">起来</span> can also be used to express a preliminary judgement. <span class="hanzi">起来</span> is used here to express that the speaker has only just initiated an action, and based on that, has made a quick judgement. It is used in the following structure:</p>

  <h3 id="structure-2">Structure</h3>

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    <div class="deux">
      Subj. + Verb + <span class="hanzist">起来</span> + Adj.
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  <p>This expresses that the subject seems adjective when the action of the verb is performed. This structure is frequently used with <a href="perception_verb" title="wikilink">perception verbs</a> such as <span class="hanzi">看, 听, 尝</span> etc.</p>

  <h3 id="examples-2">Examples</h3>

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    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">他 看 起来 很 友好。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā kàn qǐlái hěn yǒuhǎo.</span><br/><span> He looks very friendly.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这 件 事情 听 起来 有点 复杂。</span> <span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn shìqing tīng qǐlái yǒudiǎn fùzá.</span><br/><span> This matter sounds a little bit complex.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 点 的 菜 尝 起来 不错。</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ diǎn de cài cháng qǐlái bùcuò.</span><br/><span> The dishes that you ordered taste good .</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这 件 衣服 摸 起来 很 舒服。</span> <span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn yīfu mō qǐlái hěn shūfu.</span><br/><span> These clothes feel very comfortable.</span></li>
    </ul>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>

  <ul>
    <li><a href="Result_complement_&quot;xiaqu&quot;" title="wikilink">下去</a></li>

    <li><a href="Resultative_Complement_&quot;chu(lai)&quot;" title="wikilink">出来</a></li>

    <li><a href="Direction_complement" title="wikilink">Direction complement</a></li>

    <li><a href="Result_complements_&quot;dao&quot;_and_&quot;jian&quot;" title="wikilink">Result complements "dao" and "jian"</a></li>

    <li><a href="Appearance_with_&quot;kanqilai&quot;" title="wikilink">Appearance with "kanqilai"</a></li>
  </ul>

  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

  <ul>
    <li>Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (<span class="hanzi">汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级</span>) (pp. 25-31)</li>

    <li>Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 2 (<span class="hanzi">博雅汉语初经起步篇</span>) (pp. 80)</li>

    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本5</span>) (pp. 134-5)</li>

    <li>40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (<span class="hanzi">基础汉语40课下册</span>）(pp. 355-6)</li>

    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (p. 20)</li>
  </ul>

  <h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>

  <ul>
    <li>Yale: <a href="http://comet.cls.yale.edu/mandarin/content/directional/grammar/direction-3a.htm"> Extended meaning of some directional complements</a></li>
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