# 起来 (qilai)

In Mandarin Chinese, 起来 (qilai) means “(particle) starting to; up”. It is part of the HSK 1 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (particle) starting to; up
- Pinyin: qilai (qi5 lai5)
- Traditional: 起來
- HSK 3.0 · Level 1
- HSK 2.0 · Level 3
- Other readings: qǐlai — to stand up; to get up

## Examples

- 听了这话，大家站了起来。
  Tīngle zhè huà, dàjiā zhànle qilai.
  Hearing this, everyone stood up.

## Characters

- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise
- [来](https://hanziro.com/word/lai-come/) (lái): to come

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-lai-starting/

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