Difference between revisions of "Advanced uses of direction complement "-qilai""
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| − | + | * 他 把 衣服 都<em>收 起来</em> 了。<span class="pinyin">Tā bǎ yīfu dōu <em>shōu qǐlái</em> le.</span><span class="trans">He put away his clothes.</span> | |
| + | *把 你的 工资 和 奖金 <em>加 起来</em>就知道你这个月的收入了。<span class="pinyin">Bǎ nǐ de gōngzī hé jiǎngjīn <em>jiā qǐlái</em> jiù zhīdao nǐ zhè ge yuè de shōurù le.</span><span class="trans">Add your salary and bonus together and you'll figure out your income.</span> | ||
* 请 把13 和 15 <strong>加</strong> <em> 起来</em>。<span class="trans">Please add 13 and 15 together.</span> | * 请 把13 和 15 <strong>加</strong> <em> 起来</em>。<span class="trans">Please add 13 and 15 together.</span> | ||
* 宝宝，你 应该 把 你 的 玩具 <strong>收</strong> <em> 起来</em> 。<span class="trans">Darling, you should put your toys away.</span> | * 宝宝，你 应该 把 你 的 玩具 <strong>收</strong> <em> 起来</em> 。<span class="trans">Darling, you should put your toys away.</span> | ||
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| + | 起来 can also be used to express more abstract concepts of bringing things together. | ||
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| + | * 一个 优秀 的 领袖 会 让 他 的 人民 <em>团结 起来</em>。<span class="pinyin">Yī gè yōuxiù de lǐngxiù huì ràng tā de rénmín <em>tuánjié qǐlái</em>.</span><span class="trans">An outstanding leader can make his people come together.</span> | ||
| + | * 怎么 才 能 让 她 <strong>高兴</strong> <em> 起来</em>。<span class="trans">Anything to make her happy.</span> | ||
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We saw in B1 that 起来 (qǐlái), among other things, can be used to express a literal upward movement. 起来 also has some more slightly less intuitive usages, listed below.
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Expressing bringing things together
Structure
起来 can be used to express collecting things together, where in English we might say "tidy up", or "add up".
Verb / Adj. + 起来
Examples
- 他 把 衣服 都收 起来 了。He put away his clothes.
- 把 你的 工资 和 奖金 加 起来就知道你这个月的收入了。Add your salary and bonus together and you'll figure out your income.
- 请 把13 和 15 加 起来。Please add 13 and 15 together.
- 宝宝，你 应该 把 你 的 玩具 收 起来 。Darling, you should put your toys away.
Structure
起来 can also be used to express more abstract concepts of bringing things together.
Examples
- 一个 优秀 的 领袖 会 让 他 的 人民 团结 起来。An outstanding leader can make his people come together.
- 怎么 才 能 让 她 高兴 起来。Anything to make her happy.
Expressing initiation of an action
Structure
起来 can also be used to show that an action or state has started and is ongoing:
Verb / Adj. + 起来 +了
Examples
- 大家 笑 起来 了。Everyone started laughing.
- 两 个 大妈 吵 起来 了。Two aunts started arguing.
- 今天 天气 热 起来 了。It's starting to get hot today.
- 他 的 病 好起来了。His illness is starting to get better.
When used like this, 起来 is only used with spontaneous actions, like 唱, 跳, 讨论, or with states like 热，冷，or 好 etc. It cannot be used with planned actions.
- 我们 做饭 起来 吧。
- 我们 开始 做饭 吧。
See also
- Result complement "-qilai"
- Figurative directional complements 下去 and 出来
- Direction complement
- Result complements "dao" and "jian"
- Appearance with "kanqilai"
Sources and further reading
Books
- Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 2 (博雅汉语初经起步篇) (pp. 80) →buy
- Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) (pp. 25-31) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 141-2) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 342-3) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 20) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 169) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5) (pp. 134-5) →buy
