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  9. <p>起来 (qǐlái) comes up very frequently in Chinese and can be used
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  10. both literally and figuratively. This is a little like the usage of
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  11. "up" in English which can be used literally, as in "stand up," or
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  12. figuratively, as in "add up."</p>
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  13. <h2 id="expressing-an-upward-movement">Expressing an upward
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  14. movement</h2>
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  15. <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
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  16. <p>起来 can be used to express an upward movement like "up," as in
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  17. the English examples of "stand up" or "pick up."</p>
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  18. <div class="jiegou">
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  19. <p>Verb + 起来</p>
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  20. </div>
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  21. <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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  22. <div class="liju">
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  23. <ul>
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  24. <li>请 大家 <em>站 起来</em> 。<span class="pinyin">Qǐng dàjiā <em>zhàn
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  25. qǐlái</em>.</span><span class="trans">Everyone, please stand
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  26. up.</span></li>
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  27. <li>快 把 地上 的 书 <em>捡 起来</em>。<span class="pinyin">Kuài bǎ dìshàng
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  28. de shū <em>jiǎn qǐlái</em>.</span><span class="trans">Quickly pick
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  29. up the books on the floor.</span></li>
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  30. <li>你 怎么 不 把 老人 <em>扶 起来</em> ？ <span class="pinyin">Nǐ zěnme bù bǎ
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  31. lǎorén <em>fú qǐlái</em>?</span> <span class="trans">Why didn't you
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  32. keep the old man upright?</span></li>
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  33. <li>别 动 ！ 把 手 <em>举 起来</em> 。 <span class="pinyin">Bié dòng! Bǎ
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  34. shǒu <em>jǔ qǐlái</em>.</span><span class="trans">Don't move! Put
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  35. your hands up.</span></li>
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  36. </ul>
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  37. </div>
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  38. <h2 id="expressing-initiation-of-an-action">Expressing initiation
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  39. of an action</h2>
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  40. <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
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  41. <p>起来 can also be used to show that an action or state has started
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  42. and is ongoing:</p>
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  43. <div class="jiegou">
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  44. <p>Verb / Adj. + 起来 +了</p>
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  45. </div>
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  46. <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
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  47. <div class="liju">
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  48. <ul>
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  49. <li>大家 <em>笑 起来</em> 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Dàjiā <em>xiào
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  50. qǐlái</em> le.</span><span class="trans">Everyone started
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  51. laughing.</span></li>
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  52. <li>宝宝 <em>哭 起来</em> 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Bǎobǎo <em>kū
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  53. qǐlái</em> le.</span><span class="trans">The baby started
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  54. crying.</span></li>
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  55. <li>两 个 大妈 <em>吵 起来</em> 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Liǎng gè dàmā
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  56. <em>chǎo qǐlái</em> le.</span><span class="trans">Two middle-aged
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  57. ladies started arguing.</span></li>
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  58. <li>天气 <em>热 起来</em> 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Tiānqì <em>rè
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  59. qǐlái</em> le.</span><span class="trans">It's starting to get
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  60. hot.</span></li>
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  61. <li>他 的 病 <em>好 起来</em>了 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā de bìng <em>hǎo
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  62. qǐlái</em> le.</span><span class="trans">His illness is starting to
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  63. get better.</span></li>
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  64. </ul>
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  65. </div>
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  66. <p>When used like this, 起来 is only used with spontaneous actions,
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  67. like 唱, 跳, 聊, or with states like 热, 冷, or 好 etc. It cannot be used
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  68. with planned actions.</p>
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  69. <div class="liju">
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  70. <ul>
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  71. <li>我们 做饭 起来 吧。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>zuòfàn qǐlái</em>
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  72. ba.</span></li>
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  73. <li>我们 开始 做饭 吧。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen kāishǐ <em>zuòfàn</em>
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  74. ba.</span></li>
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  75. </ul>
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  76. </div>
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  77. <h2 id="expressing-an-initial-judgement">Expressing an initial
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  78. judgement</h2>
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  79. <p>起来 can also be used to express a preliminary judgement. 起来 is
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  80. used here to express that the speaker has only just initiated an
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  81. action, and based on that, has made a quick judgement. It is used
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  82. in the following structure:</p>
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  83. <h3 id="structure-2">Structure</h3>
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  84. <div class="jiegou">
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  85. <p>Subj. + Verb + 起来 + Adj.</p>
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  86. </div>
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  87. <p>This expresses that the subject seems <em>adjective</em> when
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  88. the action of the verb is performed. This structure is frequently
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  89. used with <a href="perception_verb" title="wikilink">perception
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  90. verbs</a> such as 看, 听, 尝 etc.</p>
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  91. <h3 id="examples-2">Examples</h3>
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  92. <div class="liju">
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  93. <ul>
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  94. <li>他 <em>看 起来</em> 很 友好。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>kàn qǐlái</em>
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  95. hěn yǒuhǎo.</span><span class="trans">He looks very
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  96. friendly.</span></li>
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  97. <li>这 件 事情 <em>听 起来</em> 有点 复杂。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn
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  98. shìqing <em>tīng qǐlái</em> yǒudiǎn fùzá.</span><span class=
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  99. "trans">This matter sounds a little bit complex.</span></li>
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  100. <li>你 点 的 菜 <em>尝 起来</em> 不错。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ diǎn de cài
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  101. <em>cháng qǐlái</em> bùcuò.</span><span class="trans">The dishes
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  102. that you ordered taste good .</span></li>
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  103. <li>这 件 衣服 <em>摸 起来</em> 很 舒服。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn yīfu
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  104. <em>mō qǐlái</em> hěn shūfu.</span><span class="trans">These
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  105. clothes feel very comfortable.</span></li>
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  106. </ul>
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  107. </div>
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  108. <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>
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  109. <ul>
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  110. <li><a href="Result_complement_&quot;xiaqu&quot;" title=
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  111. "wikilink">下去</a></li>
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  112. <li><a href="Resultative_Complement_&quot;chu(lai)&quot;" title=
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  113. "wikilink">出来</a></li>
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  114. <li><a href="Direction_complement" title="wikilink">Direction
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  115. complement</a></li>
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  116. <li><a href=
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  117. "Result_complements_&quot;dao&quot;_and_&quot;jian&quot;" title=
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  118. "wikilink">Result complements "dao" and "jian"</a></li>
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  119. <li><a href="Appearance_with_&quot;kanqilai&quot;" title=
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  120. "wikilink">Appearance with "kanqilai"</a></li>
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  121. </ul>
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  122. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further
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  123. reading</h2>
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  124. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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  125. <ul>
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  126. <li><a href=
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  127. "Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%99%BE%E9%A1%B9%E8%AE%B2%E7%BB%83_-_%E5%88%9D%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7)"
    128. 

  128. title="wikilink">Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items -
    129. 

  129. Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)</a> (pp. 25-31)
    130. 

  130. <a href=
    131. 

  131. "http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-23&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=536&amp;creative=3132&amp;creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ">
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  132. →buy</a></li>
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  133. <li><a href=
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  134. "Boya_Chinese_Elementary_Starter_2_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%88%9D%E7%BB%8F%E8%B5%B7%E6%AD%A5%E7%AF%87)"
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  135. title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 2 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)</a>
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  136. (pp. 80)<a href=
    137. 

  137. "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301078617/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=7301078617">→buy</a></li>
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  138. <li><a href=
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  139. "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_5_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC5)"
    140. 

  140. title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5)</a> (pp.
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  141. 134-5)<a href=
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  142. "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561914083/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=7561914083">→buy</a></li>
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  143. <li><a href=
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  144. "40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD40%E8%AF%BE%E4%B8%8B%E5%86%8C%EF%BC%89"
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  145. title="wikilink">40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course
    146. 

  146. (基础汉语40课下册）</a> (pp. 355-6)<a href=
    147. 

  147. "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=allset-20">→buy</a></li>
    148. 

  148. <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_2" title=
    149. 

  149. "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2</a> (p. 20) <a href=
    150. 

  150. "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0887276881">
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  151. →buy</a></li>
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  152. </ul>
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  153. <h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>
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  154. <ul>
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  155. <li>Yale: <a href=
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  156. "http://comet.cls.yale.edu/mandarin/content/directional/grammar/direction-3a.htm">
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  157. Extended meaning of some directional complements</a></li>
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  158. </ul>
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