他胖起来了。

He has gotten fat.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=2 胖 pán
  1. healthy
  2. at ease
=2 胖 pàng
  1. fat
  2. plump
=3 起来 qǐlai
  1. to stand up; to get up
  2. also pr. qǐlái
=3 起来 qilai
  1. (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
  2. indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站 zhàn)
  3. indicating completion
  4. (after a perception verb, e.g. 看 kàn) expressing preliminary judgment
  5. also pr. qǐlai
=3 起来 qǐlái
  1. placed after a verb to form a copular verb, expressing evaluation based on initial perception
  2. placed after a verb to indicate that the action has started
  3. to get up; to get out of bed
  4. to rise up; to get up
=4 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=4 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 无 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 了 liǎo)
=4 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=4 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào