▎起來, qĭlái, as Verb Complement in 想起來xiǎngqĭlái, to have remembered (2)

 

Function This pattern consists of the verb 想, followed by the verb particle 起(來), referring to the fact that something has been recalled.

1 他的電話，我想起來了。

Tā de diànhuà, wǒ xiǎngqǐlái le.

I remembered his phone number.

2 那位小姐姓張，我想起來了。

Nà wèi xiǎojiě xìng Zhāng, wǒ xiǎngqǐlái le.

I recalled that young lady’s last name is Zhang.

3 回到學校以後，以前的事我都想起來了。

Huí dào xuéxiào yǐhòu, yǐqián de shì wǒ dōu xiǎngqǐlái le.

When I went back to school, all the things that had happened there before came to mind.

 

Structures

Negation：

1 他姓張，早上見面的時候我怎麼沒想起來。

Tā xìng Zhāng, zǎoshang jiànmiàn de shíhòu wǒ zěnme méi xiǎngqǐlái.

His last name is Zhang. How come I couldn’t recall it this morning?

2 他是誰，我還沒想起來。

Tā shì shéi, wǒ hái méi xiǎngqǐlái.

Who is he? I still can’t remember.

3 機車在哪裡，他一直沒想起來。

Jīchē zài nǎlǐ, tā yīzhí méi xiǎngqǐlái.

He couldn’t recall where the motorcycle was the entire time.

Questions：

1 我們見過面。你想起來了嗎？

Wǒmen jiànguò miàn. Nǐ xiǎngqǐlái le ma?

We’ve met before. Do you recall?

2 他叫什麼名字？你是不是想起來了？

Tā jiào shénme míngzi? Nǐ shìbúshì xiǎngqǐlái le?

What is his name? Do you recall?

3 你的東西在哪裡，想起來了沒有？

Nǐ de dōngxi zài nǎlǐ, xiǎngqǐlái le méi yǒu?

Where is your stuff? Do you remember?

 

Usage 起來 has many functions, and different interpretations depend largely on the verbs.