提
tí
Pinyin

Definition

提
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tí
  1. to carry (hanging down from the hand)
  2. to lift
  3. to put forward
  4. to mention
  5. to raise (an issue)
  6. upwards character stroke
  7. lifting brush stroke (in painting)
  8. scoop for measuring liquid

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

提
tí
  1. 1 to carry (hanging down from the hand)
  2. 2 to lift
  3. 3 to put forward
  4. 4 to mention
  5. 5 to raise (an issue)
  6. 6 upwards character stroke
  7. 7 lifting brush stroke (in painting)
  8. 8 scoop for measuring liquid
提供
tí gōng
  1. 1 to offer
  2. 2 to supply
  3. 3 to provide
  4. 4 to furnish
提前
tí qián
  1. 1 to shift to an earlier date
  2. 2 to do sth ahead of time
  3. 3 in advance
提问
tí wèn
  1. 1 to question
  2. 2 to quiz
  3. 3 to grill
提升
tí shēng
  1. 1 to promote
  2. 2 to upgrade

Idioms (9)

一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
  1. 1 lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
  2. 2 to talk about sb's weak point
好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
  1. 1 a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
提神醒脑
tí shén xǐng nǎo
  1. 1 to refresh and clear the mind (idiom)
  2. 2 invigorating
  3. 3 bracing
提纲挈领
tí gāng qiè lǐng
  1. 1 to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials

Sample Sentences

嗯…第五条这里，交货日期可以提早一点吗？
en …dì wǔ tiáo zhèlǐ ，jiāohuò rìqī kěyǐ tízǎo yìdiǎn ma ？
Emm...about Article five, could you make the product delivery date slightly earlier?
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老实说，我觉得这个提案很难执行。
lǎoshíshuō ，wǒ juéde zhège tíàn hěn nán zhíxíng 。
Honestly speaking, I think it’s hard to proceed with your proposal.
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你说得很有道理，但是这个提案成本太高了。
nǐ shuō de hěn yǒu dàoli ，dànshì zhège tíàn chéngběn tài gāo le 。
What you say makes a lot of sense, but the proposal costs too high.
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这个提案好是好，但是成本太高了。
zhège tíàn hǎo shì hǎo ，dànshì chéngběn tài gāo le 。
This is a great idea, but the costs are too high.
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这个提案好是好就是场地有问题。
zhège tíàn hǎo shì hǎo jiùshì chǎngdì yǒu wèntí 。
This is a great idea, except that there are some problems with the location.
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你知道中国最有名的人是谁？提起此人，人人皆晓，处处闻名。
nǐ zhīdào Zhōngguó zuì yǒumíng de rén shì shéi ？tíqǐ cǐ rén ，rénrén jiē xiǎo ，chùchù wénmíng 。
Do you know who the most famous person in China is? His name is so well-known that everyone have heard about him.
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这个范围太大了，再给点儿提示吧。
zhège fànwéi tài dà le ，zài gěi diǎnr tíshì ba 。
This range is too big, give me some more tips.
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是呀，不论是商业谈判还是与人交往，“知己知彼”是成功的前提。
shì ya ，bùlùn shì shāngyè tánpàn háishi yǔ rén jiāowǎng ，“zhījǐzhībǐ ”shì chénggōng de qiántí 。
Yes, whether it is business negotiations or dealing with people, "knowing ourselves and knowing each other" is the prerequisite for success.
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隔了几日，乐广听闻这位友人病倒的消息，特别登门探望他。在问到病因的时候，友人便将当日饮酒时的情况一五一十地告知了乐广。乐广一听也懵了，回家的路上心想：“我家里哪来的小蛇呢？要是真有蛇的话也非得找出来，要不自己住得也提心吊胆的！”于是一回到家便展开了捕蛇行动。
gé le jǐ rì ，YuèGuǎng tīngwén zhèwèi yǒurén bìngdǎo de xiāoxi ，tèbié dēngmén tànwàng tā 。zài wèn dào bìngyīn de shíhou ，yǒurén biàn jiāng dāngrì yǐnjiǔ shí de qíngkuàng yīwǔyīshí de gàozhī le YuèGuǎng 。YuèGuǎng yī tīng yě mēng le ，huíjiā de lùshang xīnxiǎng ：“wǒ jiālǐ nǎ lái de xiǎo shé ne ？yàoshi zhēn yǒu shé dehuà yě fēiděi zhǎo chūlái ，yàobù zìjǐ zhù de yě tíxīndiàodǎn de ！”yúshì yī huídào jiā biàn zhǎnkāi le bǔ shé xíngdòng 。
A few days later, after Yue Guang heard the news that his friend fell ill, he paid a special visit to his place. When asked about the cause, his friend told him exactly what happened on the day when they were drinking. Yue Guang is so confused when hearing this, and started to think while returning back home. "Where did the little snake come from? If there really is a snake, I have to find it, or else I will be in fear of living there. " So as soon as he got home, he started the snake catching operation.
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我有一个提案。我觉得我们可以找一个网红合作。
wǒ yǒu yīgē tíàn 。wǒ juéde wǒmen kěyǐ zhǎo yīgē wǎnghóng hézuò 。
I have a proposal. I feel that we can find an internet celebrity to work with us.
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