How to say “get up” in Chinese
get up, rise
“Get up” in Chinese is 起来, qǐ lái: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
起来 is read qǐ lái: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 走 “walk”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “起来”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 起来. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 快起来八点了kuàiqǐlái,bādiǎnleGet up, quick, it's already eight!
- 大家都笑起来了。dàjiādōuxiàoqǐlaileEveryone burst out laughing.
- 你看起来不太舒服。nǐkànqǐlaibútàishūfuYou don't look well.
- 你看起来不太舒服，怎么了？nǐkànqǐlaibútàishūfu,zěnmeleYou don't look well, what's wrong?
- 一切都会好起来的yíqièdōuhuìhǎoqǐlaideEverything will be fine.
- 知识是一点儿一点儿积累起来的。zhīshishìyìdiǎnryìdiǎnrjīlěiqǐlaideKnowledge builds up little by little.
More words from the lesson “Up and down”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “get up” in Chinese?
“Get up” in Chinese is 起来, pinyin qǐlái.
What does 起来 mean?
起来 (qǐlái) means “get up, rise”.
How do you write 起来?
起来 is 2 characters: 起 (qǐ) — rise, get up; 来 (lái) — come. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 起来?
起来 is read qǐlái. Tones: qǐ — third tone, lái — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“get up” in the lesson “Up and down”
This word is from the topic “There and back” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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