qi lai
(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4])
bringing things together (e.g. after 收拾[shou1 shi5])
(after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgement
kàn qǐ lái
seemingly
apparently
looks as if
appear to be
gives the impression that
seems on the face of it to be
quán shì jiè wú chǎn zhě lián hé qǐ lai
Proletarier aller Länder, vereinigt euch!
Workers of the world, unite!
mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[tí])
méi guī bù guǎn jiào shá míng , wén qǐ lai zǒng shì xiāng de
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
hǎo qǐ lai
to get better
to improve
to get well
mǎo qǐ lai
to get enthusiastic
to put in all one's energy
mǎ wěi chuān dòu fu , tí bu qǐ lai
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it
fig. let's not talk of this (pun on 提[ti2])
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