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起来 (qǐlái) comes up very frequently in Chinese and can be used both literally and figuratively. This is a little like the usage of &quot;up&quot; in English, which can be used literally, as in &quot;stand up,&quot; or figuratively, as in &quot;add up.&quot; When used figuratively, 起来 often serves as a [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Direction_complement direction complement].

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* [[#Basic_Meaning|<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Basic Meaning</span>]]
** [[#Structure|<span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
** [[#Examples|<span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#Used_for_Initiation_of_an_Action|<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Used for Initiation of an Action</span>]]
** [[#Structure_2|<span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
** [[#Examples_2|<span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]]
* [[#Used_for_an_Initial_Judgement|<span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Used for an Initial Judgement</span>]]
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* [[#Sources_and_further_reading|<span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sources and further reading</span>]]
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== <span id="Basic_Meaning" class="mw-headline">Basic Meaning</span> ==

=== <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ===

起来 can be used to express an upward movement like &quot;up,&quot; as in the English examples of &quot;stand up&quot; or &quot;pick up.&quot;

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Verb + 起来


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=== <span id="Examples" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> ===

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* 请 大家 '''站''' ''起来'' 。<span class="pinyin">Qǐng dàjiā '''zhàn''' ''qǐlái''.</span><span class="trans">Everyone, please stand up.</span>
* '''捡''' ''起来''。<span class="pinyin">'''Jiǎn''' ''qǐlái''.</span><span class="trans">Pick it up (from the floor).</span>
* 头 '''抬''' ''起来'' 。<span class="pinyin">Tóu '''tái''' ''qǐlái''.</span><span class="trans">Raise your head.</span>
* 别动 ！'''把''' 手 '''举''' ''起来'' 。<span class="pinyin">Bié dòng! '''Bǎ''' shǒu '''jǔ''' ''qǐlái''.</span><span class="trans">Don't move! Put your hands up.</span>


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=== <span id="Structure_2" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ===

起来 can also be used to show that an action or state has started and is ongoing:

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Verb / Adj.+ 起来 +了


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=== <span id="Examples_2" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> ===

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* 小鸟 飞 ''起来'' '''了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Xiǎoniǎo fēi ''qǐlái'' '''le''' .</span><span class="trans">The birds started flying.</span>
* 宝宝 哭 ''起来'' '''了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Bǎobao kū ''qǐlái'' '''le'''.</span><span class="trans">The baby started crying.</span>
* 两 个 大妈 吵 ''起来'' '''了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Liǎng gè dàmā chǎo ''qǐlái'' '''le'''.</span><span class="trans">Two middle-aged ladies started arguing.</span>
* 天气 热 ''起来'' '''了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Tiānqì rè ''qǐlái'' '''le'''.</span><span class="trans">It's getting hot.</span>
* 结婚 以后 ，她 胖 ''起来'' '''了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Jiéhūn yǐhòu, tā pàng ''qǐlái'' '''le'''.</span><span class="trans">After she got married, she has started to gain weight.</span>
* 爷爷 的 身体 好 ''起来'' '''了''' 。<span class="pinyin">Yéye de shēntǐ hǎo ''qǐlái'' '''le'''.</span><span class="trans">Grandpa's health is getting better.</span>


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When used like this, 起来 is only used with spontaneous actions, like 唱 (chàng), 跳 (tiào), 聊 (liáo), or with states like 热 (rè), 冷 (lěng), or 好 (hǎo) etc. It cannot be used with planned actions.

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* 我们 '''做饭''' ''起来'' 吧。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen '''zuòfàn''' ''qǐlái'' ba.</span>
* 我们 ''开始'' '''做饭''' 吧 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen ''kāishǐ'' '''zuòfàn''' ba.</span><span class="trans">Let's start cooking.</span>


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It can also used as a way to encourage people to start doing something immediately:

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* 大家 '''唱''' ''起来'' ，'''跳''' ''起来'' ! <span class="pinyin">Dàjiā '''chàng''' ''qǐlái'', '''tiào''' ''qǐlái'' !</span><span class="trans">Let's sing and dance!</span>


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== <span id="Used_for_an_Initial_Judgement" class="mw-headline">Used for an Initial Judgement</span> ==

起来 is used here to express that the speaker has only just initiated an action, and based on that, has made a preliminary judgement. It is used in the following structure:

=== <span id="Structure_3" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> ===

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Subj. + Verb + 起来 + Adv. + Adj.


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This expresses that the subject seems ''adjective'' when the action of the verb is performed. This structure is frequently used with perception verbs such as 看, 听, 闻, 尝, etc.

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* 他 ''看起来'' '''很 友好''' 。<span class="pinyin">Tā ''kàn qǐlái'' '''hěn yǒuhǎo'''.</span><span class="trans">He looks very friendly.</span>
* 你 的 头发 ''闻起来'' '''很 香''' 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ de tóufa ''wén qǐlái'' '''hěn xiāng'''.</span><span class="trans">Your hair smells good.</span>
* 这 件 事情 ''听起来'' '''有点 复杂''' 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiàn shìqing ''tīng qǐlái'' '''yǒudiǎn fùzá'''.</span><span class="trans">This matter sounds a little bit complex.</span>
* 这些 菜 ''尝起来'' 都 '''不错''' 。<span class="pinyin">Zhèxiē cài ''cháng qǐlái'' dōu '''bùcuò'''.</span><span class="trans">These foods all taste good.</span>
* 你 的 床 '''''' ''摸起来'' '''很 舒服''' 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ de chuáng ''mō qǐlái'' '''hěn shūfu'''.</span><span class="trans">Your bed feels very comfortable.</span>


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* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Result_complement_%22xiaqu%22 Result complement &quot;xiaqu&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_result_complements Advanced result complements]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Direction_complement Direction complement]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Appearance_with_%22kanqilai%22 Appearance with &quot;kanqilai&quot;]

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* Yale: [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/mandarin/content/directional/grammar/direction-3a.htm Extended meaning of some directional complements]

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