Difference between revisions of "Direction complement "-qilai""
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* 大家 站 起来 了。 | * 大家 站 起来 了。 | ||
* 快点 把 垃圾 捡 起来。 | * 快点 把 垃圾 捡 起来。 | ||
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| + | ===Expressing bringing things together=== | ||
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| + | 起来 can be used to express collecting things together, where in English we might say "tidy up", or "add up" | ||
| + | * 一个 优秀 的 领袖 会 让 他 的 国民 团结 起来。 | ||
| + | * 请 把13 和 15 加 起来 | ||
* 他 把 袜子 收拾 起来 了。 | * 他 把 袜子 收拾 起来 了。 | ||
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* 我 <em>想 起来 了！我们 是 去年 在 北京 开会 的 时候 见面 的！ | * 我 <em>想 起来 了！我们 是 去年 在 北京 开会 的 时候 见面 的！ | ||
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===Expressing initiation of an action=== | ===Expressing initiation of an action=== | ||
| − | 起来 can also be used to show that an action has started | + | 起来 can also be used to show that an action has started. |
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* Yale: [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/mandarin/content/directional/grammar/direction-3a.htm Extended meaning of some directional complements] | * Yale: [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/mandarin/content/directional/grammar/direction-3a.htm Extended meaning of some directional complements] | ||
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| + | ===Books=== | ||
| + | * [http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ 汉语语法百项讲练] pp.25-31 | ||
| + | * [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301078617/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301078617 Boya Chinese: Elementary Starter II] p.80 | ||
| + | * [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561914083/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561914083 New Practical Chinese Reader: Textbook 5] pp.134-135 | ||
Revision as of 02:23, 15 November 2011
起来 (qǐlái) comes up very frequently in Chinese and has a variety of meanings. It is often used similarly to "up" in English.
Contents
Expressing an upward movement:
起来 can be used to like "up" where in English we say "stand up", or "pick up".
- 大家 站 起来 了。
- 快点 把 垃圾 捡 起来。
Expressing bringing things together
起来 can be used to express collecting things together, where in English we might say "tidy up", or "add up"
- 一个 优秀 的 领袖 会 让 他 的 国民 团结 起来。
- 请 把13 和 15 加 起来
- 他 把 袜子 收拾 起来 了。
Expressing recollection
It can also be used figuratively to express remembering something that was forgotten, and is almost like the speaker picking memories up out of their mind.
- 我 想 起来 了！我们 是 去年 在 北京 开会 的 时候 见面 的！
Expressing initiation of an action
起来 can also be used to show that an action has started.
- 大家 笑 起来 了 (the same as 开始 笑)
- 两 个 大妈 吵 起来 了 (the same as 开始 吵架)
When used like this, 起来 is only used with spontaneous actions, like 唱, 跳, 讨论 etc.
Expressing a superficial judgement
起来 can also be used to express a superficial judgement. 起来 is used here to express that the speaker has only just initiated an action, and based on that, has made a quick judgement. It is used in the following structure:
Subject + Verb + 起来 + Adjective
This expresses that the subject seems adjective when the action of the verb is performed. This structure is frequently used with perception verbs such as 看, 听, 尝 etc.
Some examples:
- 他 看 起来 很 友好。
- 那 听 起来 不错。
- 这 瓶 啤酒 尝 起来 像 比利时的。
See also
Sources and further reading
Websites
Books
- 汉语语法百项讲练 pp.25-31
- Boya Chinese: Elementary Starter II p.80
- New Practical Chinese Reader: Textbook 5 pp.134-135
