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Continuous Extension Complements Direction Action V+起来 Structure Starting

Front Extension of complements of direction (indicates a continuous action): V+起来
Back This structure indicates starting a continuous action that will finish shortly, it can only be used with one word verbs or adj or separable verbs: 夏天来了天气热起来。Summer came and the weather is really hot. 他突然唱起歌来。He suddenly started singing.

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