[qǐ lai]
(站起; 坐起) stand up; sit up; rise to one's feet
Sit up and have your medicine.
起来吃药吧。
Get up! you lazybones.
快起来, 你这个懒蛋。
I got up with such a terrible headache this morning.
我今早起来时头疼得厉害。
rise against oppression
起来反抗压迫
The people finally rose up and overthrew the reactionary regime.
人们终于起来把反动的政权推翻了。
The slaves rose against their masters.
奴隶们起来反抗他们的主人。