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* 他 把 衣服 都 <strong>收</strong> <em> 起来 </em> 了。<span class="trans">He put away his clothes.</span> | * 他 把 衣服 都 <strong>收</strong> <em> 起来 </em> 了。<span class="trans">He put away his clothes.</span> | ||
* 13 和 15 <strong>加</strong> <em> 起来</em>是 多少？<span class="trans">How much is 13 and 15 added up? </span> | * 13 和 15 <strong>加</strong> <em> 起来</em>是 多少？<span class="trans">How much is 13 and 15 added up? </span> | ||
| − | * 我 老婆 把 我 的 钱 都 <strong>存</strong> <em> 起来</em>了。<span class="trans">My wife saves up all my money. </span> | + | * 我 老婆 把 我 的 钱 都 <strong>存</strong> <em> 起来</em>了。<span class="trans">My wife saves up all my money.</span> |
| − | * 宝宝， 把 你 的 玩具 都 <strong>收</strong> <em> 起来</em>。<span class="trans">Darling, put your toys away. </span> | + | * 宝宝， 把 你 的 玩具 都 <strong>收</strong> <em> 起来</em>。<span class="trans">Darling, put your toys away.</span> |
* 你 为什么 要 把 我 的 内衣 <strong>藏</strong> <em> 起来</em>？<span class="pinyin"> </span><span class="trans"> Why would you hide my underwear? </span> | * 你 为什么 要 把 我 的 内衣 <strong>藏</strong> <em> 起来</em>？<span class="pinyin"> </span><span class="trans"> Why would you hide my underwear? </span> | ||
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| − | * 一个 好 领导 应该 知道 怎么 把 他 的 员工 <em>团结 起来</em>。<span class="pinyin"> </span><span class="trans">An outstanding leader should know how to make his employees come together. </span> | + | * 一个 好 领导 应该 知道 怎么 把 他 的 员工 <em>团结 起来</em>。<span class="pinyin"> </span><span class="trans">An outstanding leader should know how to make his employees come together.</span> |
| − | * 要 想 让 这 次 活动 成功， 就 一定 要 把 所有 部门 都 <strong> 组织 </strong> <em> 起来</em>。<span class="trans"> If we want this event to succeed, we must organize all the departments. </span> | + | * 要 想 让 这 次 活动 成功， 就 一定 要 把 所有 部门 都 <strong> 组织 </strong> <em> 起来</em>。<span class="trans"> If we want this event to succeed, we must organize all the departments.</span> |
| − | * 我们 要 把 所有 的 资源 都 <strong> 整合 </strong> <em> 起来</em>。<span class="trans">We need to put all the resources together. </span> | + | * 我们 要 把 所有 的 资源 都 <strong> 整合 </strong> <em> 起来</em>。<span class="trans">We need to put all the resources together.</span> |
| − | * 如果 你 能 把 工作 和 兴趣 <strong> 结合 </strong> <em> 起来</em>，工作 就 是 一 件 很 快乐 的 事。<span class="trans"> If you can combine your work with your interest, working would be something fun. </span> | + | * 如果 你 能 把 工作 和 兴趣 <strong> 结合 </strong> <em> 起来</em>，工作 就 是 一 件 很 快乐 的 事。<span class="trans"> If you can combine your work with your interest, working would be something fun.</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.
Contents
Expressing bringing concrete 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 + 起来
Examples
- 他 把 衣服 都 收 起来 了。He put away his clothes.
- 13 和 15 加 起来是 多少？How much is 13 and 15 added up?
- 我 老婆 把 我 的 钱 都 存 起来了。My wife saves up all my money.
- 宝宝， 把 你 的 玩具 都 收 起来。Darling, put your toys away.
- 你 为什么 要 把 我 的 内衣 藏 起来？ Why would you hide my underwear?
Expressing bringing abstract things together
Structure
起来 can also be used to express more abstract concepts of bringing things together.
Verb + 起来
Examples
- 一个 好 领导 应该 知道 怎么 把 他 的 员工 团结 起来。An outstanding leader should know how to make his employees come together.
- 要 想 让 这 次 活动 成功， 就 一定 要 把 所有 部门 都 组织 起来。 If we want this event to succeed, we must organize all the departments.
- 我们 要 把 所有 的 资源 都 整合 起来。We need to put all the resources together.
- 如果 你 能 把 工作 和 兴趣 结合 起来，工作 就 是 一 件 很 快乐 的 事。 If you can combine your work with your interest, working would be something fun.
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
