As such, 起来 indicates the beginning of the 把 action which ends in the object, in this case a quilt, being "stored" away. 把 and 起来 often collocate. When paired, these words determine the beginning (起来) and the end (把) of a designated action.

2022年10月14日 · In these sentences below, you can't just use 尝 so the 起来 works some kind of magic, although 尝起来 doesn't mean "start to taste" or "at first taste" or "taste up" or "taste out". This 起来 is untranslatable. 这些叶子尝起来相当苦。 These leaves taste rather bitter. 尝起来味道很好。 It tastes delicious.

@Stan, those are really minor issues. The crux of his argument is that 看上去 is only used when referring to appearance and that 看起来 can be used when referring to an apparent action or some quality that is more abstract or complex than appearance.

2022年10月18日 · V+起来 = act up the action prescribed by the verb, often a command, or demand. 站起来 -stand up; 坐起来 - sit up; 唱起来 - singing up (louder). V+起来 = a phrase. 說起來話長 - it is a long story (to tell/speak of). 提起來就氣 - it angers me even just to bring it up.

2022年10月15日 · 起来, when used alone, means "stand/get up". It is usually preceded by a verb to demand the " beginning and continuation of the action indicated by the verb" - 動 起来(start moving), 跳 起来(start jumping/dance), 唱 起来(start singing).

2022年1月6日 · Second, I think that 起来 gives a vivid picture of a sudden transition into a new action; whereas 开始 lacks this meaning and is more appropriate for something gradual or less vivid. For example, I think that if someone started taking singing lessons, you would say 他开始每天唱歌 to indicate they have started a daily practice routine.

2020年4月24日 · [action verb + 起来] does indicate beginning of an action, e.g. 动起来 = start to move; 打起来 = start to fight [verb + 上] doesn't indicate beginning of an action, it indicates 'action toward an object' e.g. 爱上他 = fall in love with him; 算上他 = counting him; 走上絕路 = walk toward an dead end

2015年4月10日 · 来 functions as simple complement of direction （简单趋向补语），出来，起来 are so called compound complements of direction （复合趋向补语），therefore studying the section on complements of direction in any Chinese grammar is recommended，in addition online dictionaries （e。g。

2020年6月27日 · The answer should be 起来， 说起来容易，做起来难。 起来： is some kind of start doing something. The original meaning of 起来, is "stand up", the first character "起" = stand up. 过来，起来，下来。 the "过" = come "下" = down. So, when you have done something, you may say, 这事情做下来还挺花时间的。

2020年8月27日 · I think in this sentence, 起来 indicates an initial judgement, i.e. like in English the verb "seems". Furthermore, in When to use 住在 and when to use just 住? it is argued both 住 and 住在 are quite similar. I was wondering if it is possible to rewrite the previous sentence (including also 起来) but using 住在 instead of 住.