hei2 laap6起立
Jyutpinghei2 laap6
Yalehéi laahp
Definition
To stand up; to rise to one's feet from a non-standing position.
neutraldaily actions
How it's used
Formal contexts like school assemblies, courtrooms, or ceremonies are where this term is most frequently heard. In everyday casual conversation, people almost exclusively use 企起身 instead. Using 起立 in a relaxed social setting can sound overly stiff or performative.
Examples
When the teacher enters, the whole class must stand up.
Related words
Common phrases
everyone stand up
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 企起身, which is the standard way to describe the physical action of standing up in daily life. 起立 carries a sense of duty or formal instruction.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
