想起

xiǎngqǐ

verb HSK 2 #1,487

Meanings

1 to recall
2 to remember

Characters

to rise; to start

Examples

我想起来了！

Wǒ xiǎng qǐlái le!

I remember now!

看到这张照片，我想起了小时候。

Kàndào zhè zhāng zhàopiàn, wǒ xiǎngqǐ le xiǎoshíhòu.

Seeing this photo, I recalled my childhood.

你想起他的名字了吗？

Nǐ xiǎngqǐ tā de míngzì le ma?

Did you remember his name?

Tips

usage

想起来了 (with 来) emphasizes the moment of recollection — It just came to me!

grammar

想起 = a memory surfaces. 记得 = you still remember. Different focus.

Stroke Order

想 xiǎng

起 qǐ