提 (tí): to lift, to mention
提 (tí) is a Chinese character meaning “to lift, to mention.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 是 (phonetic). It ranks #196 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 提 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- to lift, to mention
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 提
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 提供verb | tí gōng | to offer | 4 |
| 提醒verb | tí xǐng | to remind | 4 |
| 提出verb | tí chū | to raise (an issue) | 4 |
| 提到verb | tí dào | to mention | 4 |
| 提前verb | tí qián | to shift to an earlier date | 4 |
| 提高verb | tí gāo | to raise | 3 |
| 提起verb | tí qǐ | to mention | 5 |
| 提示verb | tí shì | to point out | 6 |
| 提升verb | tí shēng | to promote (to a higher-ranking position) | 5 |
| 提问verb | tí wèn | to question | 5 |
| 提取verb | tí qǔ | to withdraw (money) | 6 |
| 前提noun | qián tí | premise | 6 |
| 提交 | tí jiāo | to submit (a report etc) | 5 |
| 提倡verb | tí chàng | to promote | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提要 | tí yào | summary |
| 提议 | tí yì | proposal |
| 提名 | tí míng | to nominate |
| 提案 | tí àn | proposal |
| 提及 | tí jí | to mention |
| 提早 | tí zǎo | ahead of schedule |
| 提防 | dī fang | to guard against |
| 提拔 | tí bá | to promote to a higher job |
| 提神 | tí shén | to freshen up |
| 提包 | tí bāo | handbag |
| 孩提 | hái tí | (literary) infant |
| 手提 | shǒu tí | portable |
| 提成 | tí chéng | to take a percentage (from a sum of money) |
| 提炼 | tí liàn | to extract (ore, minerals etc) |
| 提请 | tí qǐng | to propose |
提 appears in 100 compound words: 77 as the first character, 18 as the last, and 5 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 提 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
Antigua (the largest island of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean)
Bodhidharma (traditionally regarded as the transmitter of the Chan school to China)
to forget how to write Chinese characters; to suffer from character amnesia
to discuss two very different things at the same time; to mention different things on equal terms
Example Sentences
他提出了一个很好的建议，大家都表示赞同。
Tā tíchū le yí gè hěn hǎo de jiànyì, dàjiā dōu biǎoshì zàntóng.
He made a very good suggestion, and everyone expressed agreement.
荣誉观护人提供曾经毒贩第二人生 获厨艺大奖肯定
róng yù guàn hù rén tí gōng céng jīng dú fàn dì èr rén shēng huò chú yì dà jiǎng kěn dìng
Honorary Guardian Provided Second Life of a former drug dealer and was recognized by the Cooking Award
台北101风水池民众提桶装 贾永婕急喊话
tái běi 1 0 1 fēng shuǐ chí mín zhòng tí tǒng zhuāng gǔ yǒng 婕 jí hǎn huà
Taipei 101 Feng Shui Pool People carry buckets Jia Yongjie shouted urgently
美高官指如伊朗48小时内提交核协议草案 料美伊周五谈判
měi gāo guān zhǐ rú yī lǎng 4 8 xiǎo shí nèi tí jiāo hé xié yì cǎo àn liào měi yī zhōu wǔ tán pàn
Senior U.S. officials said that if Iran submits a draft nuclear agreement within 48 hours, the United States and Iran are expected to negotiate on Friday
“文旅+”业态提质升级,山东新春假日文旅消费场景更..
wén lǚ yè tài tí zhì shēng jí , shān dōng xīn chūn jiǎ rì wén lǚ xiāo fèi chǎng jǐng gēng . .
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春运机票大跳水,有人一家四口提前买票亏了4000元..
chūn yùn jī piào dà tiào shuǐ , yǒu rén yī jiā sì kǒu tí qián mǎi piào kuī le yuán . .
Spring Festival travel season airfares take a nosedive, with one family of four losing 4,000 yuan after buying tickets early...
你真的需要提问题来知道答案吗？
Nǐ zhēn de xūyào tí wèntí lái zhīdào dá'àn ma?
Do you really need to ask the question to know the answer?
您听见我儿子拉小提琴了吗？
Nín tīngjiàn wǒ érzi lā xiǎotíqín le ma?
Did you hear my son play the violin?
你为什么拒绝了他的提议？
Nǐ wèishénme jùjué le tā de tíyì?
Why did you turn down his offer?
有没有一个国家比美国更提倡爱国主义？
Yǒuméiyǒu yī gè guójiā bǐ Měiguó gèng tíchàng àiguózhǔyì?
Does any other country fan the flames of patriotism as much as America?
Character Family
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