Verbstand up; sit up; rise to one's feet

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 起来.
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来 stroke order svg

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Character Breakdown

起来 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 起来 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 起来 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Complement
lái
neutral
become hot
gāo
xīng
lái
neutral
become happy
Verb + Complement
kàn
lái
neutral
looks like
xiǎng
lái
neutral
remember/recall
zhàn
lái
neutral
stand up

Example Sentences with 起来

zhàn
lái
le
He stood up.
tīng
dào
guó
xiǎng
suǒ
yǒu
rén
dōu
jué
zhàn
le
lái
When the national anthem started playing, everyone stood up consciously.
néng
cóng
shā
shàng
lái
bāng
xià
ma
Can you get up from the sofa and help me for a moment?
tiān
màn
màn
nuǎn
huo
lái
le
The weather is gradually getting warmer.
tài
lèi
le
lián
cóng
zi
shàng
lái
de
qi
dōu
méi
yǒu
He was so tired that he didn't even have the strength to get up from the chair.
kuài
lái
rán
shàng
bān
yào
chí
dào
le
Get up quickly, or you'll be late for work!
xiǎng
lái
le
men
míng
tiān
yǒu
huì
I remembered, we have a meeting tomorrow.
zhēng
zhá
zhuó
xiǎng
cóng
bìng
chuáng
shàng
lái
dàn
shēn
hái
hěn
ruò
He struggled to get up from the hospital bed, but his body was still very weak.