Chinese

Verb

起來

1. to rise up; to get up
2. when used after a verb, it indicates that the action has been completed

   忙起來 / 忙起来  ―  máng qǐlai  ―  to get busy

   熱起來 / 热起来  ―  rè qǐlai  ―  to get hot

   好起來 / 好起来  ―  hǎo qǐlai  ―  to get better

   發展起來 / 发展起来  ―  fāzhǎn qǐlai  ―  to begin to develop

3. placed after a verb to form a copular verb

   這主意聽起來不錯。 [MSC, trad.]

   这主意听起来不错。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè zhǔyì tīng qǐlai bùcuò. [Pinyin]

   That sounds like a good idea.

   他看起來很有活力。 [MSC, trad.]

   他看起来很有活力。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā kàn qǐlai hěn yǒu huólì. [Pinyin]

   He looks very energetic.

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