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The Chinese word qilai - 起来 - qǐlái
(to stand up in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
qǐlái
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English translations
to stand up, upward movement,
to sit up, to get up, beginning an action
Chinese characters:
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起来 ( qilai / qǐlái ) in traditional characters
起來
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 起来 ( qilai / qǐlái ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Kuai qilai, yao chidao le!
Kuài qǐlai, yào chídào le!– English translation: Get up quickly, we'll be late!
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to raise | to come
起来 ( qilai / qǐlái ) belongs to the 10 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 4)
起来 ( qilai / qǐlái ) belongs to the 10 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 4)
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