抬
tái
Pinyin

Definition

抬
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tái
  1. to lift
  2. to raise
  3. (of two or more persons) to carry

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

抬头
tái tóu
  1. 1 to raise one's head
  2. 2 to gain ground
  3. 3 account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
抬起
tái qǐ
  1. 1 to lift up
抬高
tái gāo
  1. 1 to raise (price etc)
不识抬举
bù shí tái jǔ
  1. 1 fail to appreciate sb's kindness
  2. 2 not know how to appreciate favors
哄抬
hōng tái
  1. 1 to artificially inflate
  2. 2 to bid up (the price)

Idioms (1)

高抬贵手
gāo tái guì shǒu
  1. 1 to be generous (idiom)
  2. 2 to be magnanimous
  3. 3 Give me a break!

Sample Sentences

如果非要找问题，就是自始至终，没有一个人，抬起头来看我一眼，
rúguǒ fēiyào zhǎo wèntí ，jiùshì zìshǐzhìzhōng ，méiyǒu yī ge rén ，tái qǐ tóu lái kàn wǒ yīyǎn ，
If you had to find a problem with them, it's just that from the beginning to the end, not one of them ever raised their head and looked at me.
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王总别消遣我了！我完全是仰仗前辈的抬爱，往后也要请王总多多关照。
Wáng Zǒng bié xiāoqiǎn wǒ le ！wǒ wánquán shì yǎngzhàng qiánbèi de táiài ，wǎnghòu yě yào qǐng Wáng Zǒng duōduō guānzhào 。
Please, don’t make sport of me, Mr Wang, it’s all due to cultivation of senior staff like you. I hope that you will continue to provide counsel to me in my future career.
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对，沉肩抬头挺胸缩小腹，就跟京剧演员起范儿一样，这范儿一起自然而然就进入状态了。此外呢，说话语调缓和一些，别跟只鹦鹉似的，这些都是外在的辅助。内在的信心就得靠知识的内化和好心态了。
duì ，chénjiān táitóutǐngxiōng suō xiǎofù ，jiù gēn jīngjù yǎnyuán qǐfànr yīyàng ，zhè fànr yī qǐ zìrán ér rán jiù jìnrù zhuàngtài le 。cǐwài ne ，shuōhuà yǔdiào huǎnhé yīxiē ，bié gēn zhī yīngwǔ shìde ，zhèxiē dōu shì wàizài de fǔzhù 。nèizài de xìnxīn jiù děi kào zhīshi de nèihuà hé hǎo xīntài le 。
Yes, sinking your shoulders and pushing your chest out shrinks your lower abdomen. Assume the bearing of a Peking Opera actor about to perform, and once you take on these airs, they'll become natural for you. As well as this, you should speak in a milder tone, and not squawk like a parrot. These are all things that can help you externally. As for your inner confidence, for that you have to rely on internalizing knowledge and a good attitude.
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哼，还不就是那个路口的小瘪三，动不动就要和我抬杠，说一些有的没的，真是莫名其妙！
hèng ，hái bù jiùshì nàge lùkǒu de xiǎo biēsān ，dòng bu dòng jiùyào hé wǒ táigàng ，shuō yīxiē yǒudeméide ，zhēn shì mòmíngqímiào ！
Hmph, who would it be but the little street rat on the corner, finding an excuse to argue with me at every opportunity and talking nonsense. He really takes the biscuit!
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乐广在家中思来想去、东翻西找，最后在客厅一抬头便看见墙上挂了一只弓，弯弯曲曲地像条蛇似的。脑中突然灵光一闪，心想：该不会和这只弓有关吧？于是乐广发挥了科学办案的精神，决定来个案情重组。
YuèGuǎng zài jiā zhōng sīláixiǎngqù 、dōngfānxīzhǎo ，zuìhòu zài kètīng yī táitóu biàn kànjiàn qiáng shàng guà le yī zhī gōng ，wānwānqūqū de xiàng tiáo shé shìde 。nǎozhōng tūrán língguāngyìshǎn ，xīnxiǎng ：gāi bùhuì hé zhè zhī gōng yǒuguān ba ？yúshì YuèGuǎng fāhuī le kēxué bànàn de jīngshén ，juédìng lái ge ànqíng chóngzǔ 。
Yue Guang racked his brain and searched everywhere at his place. Finally, he looked up in the living room and saw a bow hanging on the wall. The bow looks twisted like a snake. A light bulb went on in his brain, "Could the bow has something to do with this?" He thought. Then he decided to reorganise the case with the spirit of tackling this case using science.
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啐，这号子里多的是内线消息，到我们这儿的内线消息，你说还值几个钱呀？怕都帮别人抬轿去了！我说啊，靠山山倒，靠人人跑，这年头还是自己最靠谱！
cuì ，zhè hàozi lǐ duō de shì nèixiànxiāoxi ，dào wǒmen zhèr de nèixiànxiāoxi ，nǐ shuō hái zhí jǐ ge qián ya ？pà dōu bāng biérén táijiào qù le ！wǒ shuō ā ，kàoshānshāndǎo, kàorénrénpǎo ，zhè niántou háishì zìjǐ zuì kàopǔ ！
Pshaw! There's nothing but inside information in this brokerage. By the time the message from the inside source reaches here, it's never worth much, is it? We're just playing into other people's hands by pushing stock prices up! I tell you, you can't rely on anything or anyone in this business, you can only rely on yourself these days!
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我看看，哎呀！中暑了，快帮我把她抬走，躺在这里会被踩死。
wǒ kàn kan ，āiyā ！zhòngshǔ le ，kuài bāng wǒ bǎ tā tái zǒu ，tǎng zài zhèlǐ huì bèi cǎi sǐ 。
Let me see, ah! It's sunstroke, help me carry her away. If she lies here, she'll be trampled to death.
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头，头抬高一点，借过、借过，我们先到车子那里让她休息休息。
tóu ，tóu táigāo yīdiǎn ，jièguò 、jièguò ，wǒmen xiān dào chēzi nàlǐ ràng tā xiūxi xiūxi 。
Watch her head, hold it a bit higher. Excuse me, excuse me. Let's go to the car to let her rest for a while.
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注意，是用你腹部的力量抬起上半身，不是用手，手只是帮助你的平衡。
zhùyì ，shì yòng nǐ fùbù de lìliang tái qǐ shàngbànshēn ，búshì yòng shǒu ，shǒu zhǐshì bāngzhù nǐ de pínghéng 。
Make sure that you're using your abdomen to hold the top half of your body up and not your hands, your hands are just to help you balance.
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你才知道！不跟你抬杠，我上课要迟到了，拜拜！
nǐ cái zhīdào ！bù gēn nǐ táigàng ，wǒ shàngkè yào chídào le le ，bàibài ！
You're only finding that out now! I'm done bickering with you, I'm going to be late for class, bye bye!
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