to stand up; to get up · also pr. qǐlái

qǐ lai

q+ǐ·3rd tonel+ai·neutral tone

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This book is too difficult for you to read.

这本书对你来说读起来太难了。

I got up while it was still dark.

我起来的时候天还是黑的呢。

She put aside the sewing and stood up.

她放下手中的针线活，并站了起来。

The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.

花园被木栅栏围了起来。

The ages of the two children put together was equivalent to that of their father.

两个孩子的年龄加起来和他们的父亲相当。

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