(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); indicating completion; (after a perception verb, e.g. 看[kan4]) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr. [qi3lai5]

to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]

I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint

seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be

to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group