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The Cantonese word hei loi - 起来 - hei2 loi4
(to stand up in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

hei2 loi4

English translations

to stand up, upward movement,
to sit up, to get up, beginning an action

Chinese characters:

起来
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起来 (hei2 loi4) is composed of these characters: 起, 来
起来 ( hei loi / hei2 loi4 ) in traditional characters
起來

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to raise  |  to come
起来 ( hei loi / hei2 loi4 ) belongs to the 10 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 4)

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