Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
提
tí
Description
"提"这个字很常用，可以表示用手拿东西，也可以表示说出一件事情。
比如"提问"是问问题，"提行李"是用手拿着行李。
Meanings
提tí
to carry (by hand, hanging down)
她手里提着一个包。
提tí
to bring up, mention, raise (a topic)
他提了一个好问题。
提tí
to raise, lift up, increase
我们要提高成绩。
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Notes
- Etymology
has hand radical 扌, originally meaning to hold or carry something.
- Nuance
as "mention," 提 is casual; 提出 is more formal for putting forward ideas.
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