HSK 2

起来 meaning in Chinese

qǐlái

Without tone marks: qilai

to stand up, to get up

verb

Traditional 起來

Example

汤姆看起来像七十多岁的人。

tāngmǔ kànqǐlai xiàng qīshí duō suì de rén.

Tom looks over seventy.

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