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想起来 (xiǎng qi lai): To remember — Meaning & Stroke Order

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想 • xiǎng • to want; to think • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
xiǎng想

to want; to think

起 • qǐ • to rise, to get up, to start • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
qǐ起

to rise, to get up, to start

来 • lái • to come • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
lái来

to come

Word Info

Pinyinxiǎng qi lai
Meaningto remember, to recall
Characters3
Syntax—

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 想起来.

Words with 想
  • 想法xiǎng fǎway of thinking; opinion; notion
  • 理想lǐ xiǎngideal; ambition
  • 幻想huàn xiǎngillusion; fantasy; figment of one's imagination
  • 思想sī xiǎngthought; idea
  • 想念xiǎng niànlong to see again; miss
  • 想象xiǎng xiàngimagine; think; visualize
  • 感想gǎn xiǎngimpression; reflection; thought
  • 梦想mèng xiǎnghope vainly; pipe dream
Words with 起
  • 对不起duì bu qǐsorry
  • 一起yì qǐtogether
  • 起床qǐ chuángget up (out of bed)
  • 起来qǐ laistand up; sit up; rise to one's feet
Words with 来
  • 上来shàng laito come up
  • 下来xià laito come down
  • 出来chū laito come out
  • 回来huí laito return; to come back
起飞
qǐ fēi
take off [plane]
  • 引起yǐn qǐto give rise to
  • 起到qǐ dào(in an expression of the form 起到…用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
  • 发起fā qǐto originate
    • 过来
    guò lai
    to come over
  • 进来jìn laito come in
  • 后来hòu láiafterward
  • 看来kàn laiapparently
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 想起来

    wǒ我
    zhōng终
    yú于
    xiǎng想
    qi起
    lai来
    tā他
    de的
    míng名
    zi字
    le了
    。
    I finally remembered his name.
    wǒ我
    zhōng终
    yú于
    xiǎng想
    qi起
    lai来
    bǎ把
    yào钥
    kàn看
    jiàn见
    zhè这
    zhāng张
    zhào照
    piàn片
    ，
    wǒ我
    jiù就
    shi
    匙
    fàng放
    zài在
    nǎ哪
    lǐ里
    le了
    。
    I finally remembered where I put my keys.
    xiǎng想
    qi起
    lai来
    nà那
    cì次
    lǚ旅
    xíng行
    。
    Seeing this photo makes me remember that trip.