# 起来 (qǐlái): to stand up | HSK 2 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-2/qilai-0418
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-2-0418
HSK levels: 2
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:38:26.541Z
Scope: approved public sample; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app.

Learn 起来 (qǐlái), HSK 2: to stand up; to get up; to rise. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 起来

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qǐlái

to stand up; to get up; to rise

HSK 2

## Pronunciation

qǐlái

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## Example sentence

早上六点，我就起来了。

Zǎoshang liù diǎn, wǒ jiù qǐlái le.

I got up at six in the morning.

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