站起来

站起來

zhànqǐlái

verb

Meanings

1 to stand up
2 to rise to one's feet

Characters

come (directional complement)

Examples

请大家站起来，奏国歌。

Qǐng dàjiā zhàn qǐlái, zòu guógē.

Everyone please stand up, the national anthem will play.

摔倒了也要自己站起来。

Shuāidǎole yě yào zìjǐ zhàn qǐlái.

Even if you fall, you have to get up on your own.

Tips

grammar

站起来 is a classic directional-complement construction: 站 (stand) + 起来 (rise up). The 起来 adds 'upward' motion. Also used metaphorically — Mao's famous 1949 line 中国人民从此站起来了 ('The Chinese people have stood up') uses this exact structure.

Stroke Order

站 zhàn

起 qǐ

来 lái