Verb + 起来 (in terms of doing it)

An assessment through an activity differs from its onset

• A device is easy to use.
• this这个zhè getool工具gōng jùuse用yòng(to use)起来qǐ láivery很hěnconvenient方便fāng biàn。 — (to use)起来qǐ lái frames the evaluation in terms of using the device.

Build the form

• The pattern in this lesson is Verb + (to use)起来qǐ lái (in terms of doing it). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
• Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.

this这zhè(measure word)个geword词cíuse用yòng(to use)起来qǐ láivery很hěnconvenient方便fāng biàn。

Read examples in context

• In the opening example, this这个zhè getool工具gōng jùuse用yòng(to use)起来qǐ láivery很hěnconvenient方便fāng biàn。: (to use)起来qǐ lái frames the evaluation in terms of using the device.
• Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.

Know the boundary

• to laugh笑xiào(to use)起来qǐ lái can instead mean starting to laugh.
• Read the following assessment to distinguish the evaluation frame from onset or upward movement.

Use the distinction

Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Complements.