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好起来
hǎo qǐ lai
Pinyin
Definition
好起来
-
hǎo qǐ lai
to get better
to improve
to get well
Character Decomposition
好
女
子
起
走
己
来
木
一
丷
Related Words
(20)
一起
yī qǐ
1
in the same place
2
together
3
with
4
altogether (in total)
好
hǎo
1
good
2
well
3
proper
4
good to
5
easy to
6
very
7
so
8
(suffix indicating completion or readiness)
9
(of two people) close
10
on intimate terms
11
(after a personal pronoun) hello
起
qǐ
1
to rise
2
to raise
3
to get up
4
to set out
5
to start
6
to appear
7
to launch
8
to initiate (action)
9
to draft
10
to establish
11
to get (from a depot or counter)
12
verb suffix, to start
13
starting from (a time, place, price etc)
14
classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
15
classifier for groups: batch, group
起来
qǐ lai
1
to stand up
2
to get up
3
also pr. [qǐ lái]
刚好
gāng hǎo
1
just
2
exactly
3
to happen to be
只好
zhǐ hǎo
1
without any better option
2
to have to
3
to be forced to
在一起
zài yī qǐ
1
together
好不容易
hǎo bù róng yì
1
with great difficulty
2
very difficult
好久
hǎo jiǔ
1
quite a while
好似
hǎo sì
1
to seem
2
to be like
好像
hǎo xiàng
1
as if
2
to seem like
好友
hǎo yǒu
1
close friend
2
pal
3
(social networking website) friend
4
CL:個|个[gè]
好吃
hǎo chī
1
tasty
2
delicious
好多
hǎo duō
1
many
2
quite a lot
3
much better
好奇
hào qí
1
inquisitive
2
curious
3
inquisitiveness
4
curiosity
好好
hǎo hǎo
1
well
2
carefully
3
nicely
4
properly
好几
hǎo jǐ
1
several
2
quite a few
好心
hǎo xīn
1
kindness
2
good intentions
好意思
hǎo yì si
1
to have the nerve
2
what a cheek!
3
to feel no shame
4
to overcome the shame
5
(is it) proper? (rhetorical question)
好玩
hǎo wán
1
amusing
2
fun
3
interesting
Idioms
(20)
一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
1
before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
2
many twists and turns to a story
3
one thing after another
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
1
to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
不问好歹
bù wèn hǎo dǎi
1
no matter what may happen (idiom)
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
1
unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
2
not to know what's good for one
3
unable to recognize others' good intentions
不识好歹
bù shí hǎo dǎi
1
unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
2
undiscriminating
事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
1
to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
1
lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
2
a cool head in a crisis
做好做歹
zuò hǎo zuò dǎi
1
to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
1
to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
1
to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
另起炉灶
lìng qǐ lú zào
1
lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
2
back to square one
3
to start of on a new path
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
1
arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
各有所好
gè yǒu suǒ hào
1
everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
商飙徐起
shāng biāo xú qǐ
1
the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
在家千日好,出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán
1
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
2
fig. there's no place like home
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
1
lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
2
fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
1
(of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
2
volatile
3
significant ups and downs
4
roller coaster
好了伤疤忘了疼
hǎo le shāng bā wàng le téng
1
to forget past pains once the wound has healed (idiom)
好事不出门,恶事传千里
hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ
1
lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles
2
a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)
好事多磨
hǎo shì duō mó
1
the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
Sample Sentences
医生,你确定吗?我真的超级不舒服的,帮我打针,我想快点好起来。
yīshēng ,nǐ quèdìng ma ?wǒ zhēn de chāojí bù shūfu de ,bāng wǒ dǎzhēn ,wǒ xiǎng kuài diǎn hǎo qǐlai 。
Doctor, are you sure? I'm really feeling very unwell. Can't you give me an injection? I want to get better quickly.
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Upper Intermediate
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别担心,一切都会好起来的。
bié dānxīn ,yīqiè dōu huì hǎo qǐlái de 。
Don't worry. Everything will be fine.
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Intermediate
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祝你早点好起来。
zhù nǐ zǎo diǎn hǎo qǐlai 。
I hope you get better soon.
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Intermediate
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好起来
hǎo qǐlai
to start to get better
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Intermediate
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