indicating completion in Chinese
起来 Traditional 起來
HSK 3.0 · Level 1 - (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
- indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站)
- indicating completion
- (after a perception verb, e.g. 看) expressing preliminary judgment
- also pr. [qǐ lai]
Example sentences
- Seeing that, he stood up.
1 entry in ChineseDict lists "indicating completion" as a meaning.