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    Expressing 'to get up' with 爬起来 (páqǐlái)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    Subject + 从 + Place + 爬起来

    Explanation

    The compound verb 爬起来 (páqǐlái) means "to get up" or "to climb up" and describes the action of rising from a lying or low position. It combines 爬 (to crawl/climb) with the directional complement 起来 (upward). For example, 从床上爬起来 means "got up from bed."

    Examples

    • 他摔倒后慢慢从地上爬起来了。

      Tā shuāi dǎo hòu mànmàn cóng dì shàng pá qǐlái le.

      After he fell, he slowly got up from the ground.

    • 闹钟响了好几次，她才从床上爬起来。

      Nàozhōng xiǎng le hǎo jǐ cì, tā cái cóng chuáng shàng pá qǐlái.

      The alarm went off several times before she finally got out of bed.

    • 小猫从箱子里爬起来，开始到处跑。

      Xiǎo māo cóng xiāngzi lǐ pá qǐlái, kāishǐ dàochù pǎo.

      The kitten climbed out of the box and started running around everywhere.

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