肿起来 (zhǒngqǐlái): to swell up

Meanings

1 to swell up
2 to puff up (of an injury)

Characters

肿

to come (directional)

Examples

我崴到脚踝了,脚踝肿起来了。

Wǒ wǎi dào jiǎohuái le, jiǎohuái zhǒng qǐlái le.

I twisted my ankle and it's swollen up.

蚊子咬的地方肿起来一个大包。

Wénzi yǎo de dìfang zhǒng qǐlái yí ge dà bāo.

Where the mosquito bit me, a big bump has swollen up.

脸一下子肿起来,可能是过敏了。

Liǎn yí xiàzi zhǒng qǐlái, kěnéng shì guòmǐn le.

My face suddenly swelled up — it might be an allergy.

Tips

grammar

起来 is a directional complement indicating a change of state emerging (swelling into being). Past tense: 肿起来了.

Stroke Order

肿 zhǒng

起 qǐ

来 lái

Related Words

看起来 kànqǐlái HSK 3 #3,072

it appears; seemingly / it looks as if

起来 qǐlai HSK 1 #117

to stand up / to get up

说起来 shuōqǐlái HSK 7

speaking of which / when it comes to / come to think of it

肿 zhǒng HSK 6 #6,475

to swell; to be swollen / swollen; puffy

肿瘤 zhǒngliú HSK 7 #4,308

tumor / neoplasm

肿痛 zhǒngtòng

swelling and pain / inflammation

肿大 zhǒngdà #28,292

to swell / swelling / enlargement (of an organ)

说来 shuōlái #4,895

speaking of which / when it comes to / to put it

来得及 láidejí HSK 4 #4,878

there's still time; can make it in time

起立 qǐlì #5,073

to stand up / to rise (to one's feet)