Translation

• (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
• indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4])
• indicating completion
• (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment
• also pr. [qi3 lai5]

Synonyms

• 下床, 起床, 起身
• 上马, 下车伊始, 从头, 初始, 初步, 初露, 千帆竞发, 发端, 启, 启幕, 始, 始于, 始发, 始起, 开, 开头, 开始, 开班, 开端, 方始, 肇始, 肇端, 起, 起头, 造端
• 兴起, 勃兴, 四起, 奋起, 应运而起, 突起, 群起, 蜂起, 起, 风起云涌

Examples

• 他拿起笔，写了起来。
  He took up his pen and began to write.
• 这本书对你来说读起来太难了。
  This book is too difficult for you to read.
• 他们突然一起大笑了起来。
  All at once they began to laugh.
• 请包起来。
  Please wrap it up.
• 这辆车保养起来很贵。
  It is expensive running this car.
• 这个问题看起来很难。
  This problem seems difficult.
• 起来吧！
  Get up!
• 这个网站看起来不错。
  This website seems quite good.
• 你什么时候起来了？
  When did you get up?