Verb + 起来 (in terms of doing it) · 动词 + 起来
An assessment through an activity differs from its onset
- A device is easy to use.
- 这个工具用起来很方便。 — 起来 frames the evaluation in terms of using the device.
An assessment through an activity differs from its onset
- A device is easy to use.
- this这个tool工具to use / with用(after a verb) indicating…起来very很convenient方便。 — (after a verb) indicating…起来 frames the evaluation in terms of using the device.
A device is easy to use. What does 这个工具用起来很方便。 communicate?
起来 frames the evaluation in terms of using the device. 笑起来 can instead mean starting to laugh. Read the following assessment to distinguish the evaluation frame from onset or upward movement.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Verb + 起来 (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(measure word)个word词use用(to use)起来very很convenient方便。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is Verb + (after a verb) indicating…起来 (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(measure word)个word词use用(to use)起来very很convenient方便。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: It's convenient to use: 这个词用 ____ 很方便。
Verb + 起来 = in terms of doing it: 用起来很方便. · 动词 + 起来 = ……起来:用起来很方便。
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 这个工具用起来很方便。: 起来 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.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, this这个tool工具to use / with用(after a verb) indicating…起来very很convenient方便。: (after a verb) indicating…起来 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.
听起来不错 means… · 听起来不错 是什么意思?
V起来 judges through the act: 听起来 (sounds), 看起来 (looks). · V起来 通过动作来判断:听起来、看起来。
Know the boundary
- 笑起来 can instead mean starting to laugh.
- Read the following assessment to distinguish the evaluation frame from onset or upward movement.
Know the boundary
- to laugh笑(after a verb) indicating…起来 can instead mean starting to laugh.
- Read the following assessment to distinguish the evaluation frame from onset or upward movement.
说起来容易，做起来难 uses this V起来 pattern twice. · 说起来容易,做起来难 两次用了 V起来 句型。
Yes — 说起来 / 做起来 both judge through the act. · 对 —— 说起来 / 做起来 都是通过动作判断。
In the opening situation: 起来 frames the evaluation in terms of using the device.
笑起来 can instead mean starting to laugh. Read the following assessment to distinguish the evaluation frame from onset or upward movement. 起来 frames the evaluation in terms of using the device.
Use the distinction
- 起来 frames the evaluation in terms of using the device.
- 笑起来 can instead mean starting to laugh. Read the following assessment to distinguish the evaluation frame from onset or upward movement.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Complements.
Use the distinction
- (after a verb) indicating…起来 frames the evaluation in terms of using the device.
- to laugh笑(after a verb) indicating…起来 can instead mean starting to laugh. Read the following assessment to distinguish the evaluation frame from onset or upward movement.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Complements.