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起床 versus 起来:
起床 is "get up from bed, get out of bed".Example: 我每天七点起床。 r/s [phr] Every day I get up at seven o'clock.
起来 has a wider meaning. It can mean "stand or sit up, rise to one's feet" or "get out of bed". Examples:
- 他每天早上一起来就伏在桌子上看书。[phr] He bent over on the desk to read books the moment he got up every morning.
- 你都坐了三个小时了,快起来活动活动腿脚。 [phr] You've been sitting for three hours. Quickly Stand up and move around your legs and feet.
起来 can also be used after adjectives or verbs as a compliment, indicating:
- upward movement
- beginning and continuation of an action or state
- completeness, effectiveness
- a judgement, impression
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起来 (qǐ lái) is a versatile verb that can be used in various ways in a sentence. Its most common meaning is "to stand or sit up, rise to one's feet; get out of bed". Here are some examples of how it can be used:
1. 我起来了。(Wǒ qǐ lái le.) - I got up (from bed); I stood up.
2. 我们起来吧。(Wǒmen qǐ lái ba.) - Let's stand up.
3. 她起来走了出去。(Tā qǐ lái zǒu le chū qù.) - She stood up and walked out.
In these examples, 起来 is used to indicate the action of standing up or getting up from a sitting or lying position.
Apart from its literal meaning, 起来 can also be used in a figurative sense to indicate a change in state or situation. In this case, it can be translated as "to become" or "to start to". For example:
1. 天气冷起来了。(Tiānqì lěng qǐ lái le.) - The weather has become colder.
2. 她哭起来了。(Tā kū qǐ lái le.) - She started to cry.
In these examples, 起来 is used to indicate a change in the state or situation of the subject.
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1. 起床 ("Get up" - qǐ chuáng)
2. 站起来 ("Stand up" - zhàn qǐ lái)
3. 坐起来 ("Sit up" - zuò qǐ lái)
4. 升起来 ("Rise" - shēng qǐ lái)
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