HSK 4 · VERSION 2.0#72
Direction Complement “-qǐlái”
起来
How it works
Another important use of 起来 (qǐlái) is to show collecting, gathering, or combining something, or forming a general judgment from something.
Example sentences
请把这些书收起来。
Please put these books away.
我先把大家的意见记起来。
I will first write down everyone’s opinions.
这些条件合起来看，还是不错的。
Taken together, these conditions are still quite good.
Key point
This use is broader than simple movement “up.”