提 tí carry
carry; to lift; to bring up
How to remember 提: 扌 hand + 是 is = carry. Her hand is red from five heavy shopping bags, but Grandma insists she can carry them all the way home herself.
Component breakdown
提 = 扌 hand + 是 is
- 扌 hand
- 是 is
- 日 sun
- 𤴓 upright
Her hand is red from five heavy shopping bags, but Grandma insists she can carry them all the way home herself.
How it is used
- To lift / carry (by a handle) and to raise (an issue) - 提着包 (tí zhe bāo) carrying a bag, 提问题 (tí wèntí) raise a question.
- Abstract 'bring up/put forward': 提出 (tíchū) propose, 提到 (tídào) mention, 提醒 (tíxǐng) remind, 提高 (tígāo) raise/improve.
- 提前 (tíqián) = do something ahead of schedule, opposite of 推迟 (tuīchí, postpone) - 会议推迟了 (huìyì tuīchí le) the meeting was put off.
Words with 提
- 提高tígāoto raiseHSK 3
- 提供tígōngto supplyHSK 4
- 提醒tíxǐngremindHSK 4
- 提前tíqiánshift to an earlier dateHSK 4
- 提出tíchūto raise (an issue)HSK 4
- 提到tídàoto mentionHSK 4
- 提交tíjiāoto submit (a report etc)HSK 5
- 提倡tíchàngto promoteHSK 5
- 提升tíshēngto promote (to a higher-ranking position)HSK 5
- 提起tíqǐto mentionHSK 5
- 提问tíwènto questionHSK 5
- 前提qiántípremiseHSK 6
- 提取tíqǔto withdraw (money)HSK 6
- 提示tíshìto point outHSK 6
- 提及tíjíto mentionHSK 7
- 提名tímíngto nominateHSK 7
- 提议tíyìproposalHSK 7
- 提速tísùto increase the specified cruising speedHSK 7
- 相提并论xiāngtí-bìnglùnto discuss two disparate things togetherHSK 7
- 小提琴xiǎotíqínfiddleHSK 8
- 提心吊胆tíxīn-diàodǎnnervousHSK 8
- 提拔tíbáto promote to a higher jobHSK 8
- 提炼tíliànto extract (ore, minerals etc)HSK 8
- 提纲tígāngoutlineHSK 8
- 提防dīfangto guard againstHSK 8
Example sentences
- 他教我拉小提琴。 Tā jiāo wǒ lā xiǎotíqín.He's teaching me to play the violin.
- 我的收入提高了。 Wǒ de shōurù tígāo le.My income went up.
- 请提醒我去开会。 Qǐng tíxǐng wǒ qù kāihuì.Please remind me to attend the meeting.
- 他提前到了餐厅。 Tā tíqián dàole cāntīng.He arrived at the restaurant in advance.