提起
tí qǐ
Pinyin

Definition

提起
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tí qǐ
  1. to mention
  2. to speak of
  3. to lift
  4. to pick up
  5. to arouse
  6. to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
在一起
zài yī qǐ
  1. 1 together
发起
fā qǐ
  1. 1 to originate
  2. 2 to initiate
  3. 3 to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
  4. 4 to start
  5. 5 to propose sth (for the first time)
起
qǐ
  1. 1 to rise
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to get up
  4. 4 to set out
  5. 5 to start
  6. 6 to appear
  7. 7 to launch
  8. 8 to initiate (action)
  9. 9 to draft
  10. 10 to establish
  11. 11 to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. 12 verb suffix, to start
  13. 13 starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. 14 classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. 15 classifier for groups: batch, group
起来
qǐ lai
  1. 1 to stand up
  2. 2 to get up
  3. 3 also pr. [qǐ lái]

Idioms (20)

一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis

Sample Sentences

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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哟，婷婷真会说话。我们妮妮经常提起你。你们住在一个房间，要互相照顾噢！
yō ，Tíngting zhēn huì shuōhuà 。wǒmen Nīni jīngcháng tíqǐ nǐ 。nǐmen zhùzài yī ge fángjiān ，yào hùxiāng zhàogu o ！
Oh, Tingting, you are a real sweet talker. Nini often speaks of you. You stay in the same room--you must take care of each other!
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但是平时为什么我们提起一个人，就觉得他是阳刚，而提起另一个人，又觉得他是阴柔呢？这是因为各人心里的猛虎和蔷薇所成的形势不同。
dànshì píngshí wèishénme wǒmen tíqǐ yī ge rén ，jiù juéde tā shì yánggāng ，ér tíqǐ lìng yīgerén ，yòu juéde tā shì yīnróu ne ？zhè shì yīnwèi gè rén xīnli de měng hǔ hé qiángwēi suǒ chéng de xíngshì bùtóng 。
But why do we, when mentioning a particular person, think that they are masculine, and when mentioning another person, think that he's feminine? This is because the tiger and the rose in everyone's heart take different forms.
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所谓的南海仲裁事件就是菲律宾控告中国案，是一个临时组建的仲裁庭，就菲律宾阿基诺三世政府单方面提起的南海仲裁案进行的所谓“裁决”。其实质是披着法律外衣的政治闹剧。
suǒwèi de nánhǎi zhòngcái shìjiàn jiùshì Fēilǜbīn kònggào Zhōngguó àn ，shì yī gè línshí zǔjiàn de zhòngcáitíng ，jiù Fēilùbīn Ājīnuòsānshì zhèngfǔ dānfāngmiàn tíqǐ de nánhǎi zhòngcái àn jìnxíng de suǒwèi “cáijué ”。qí shízhí shì pī zhe fǎlǜ wàiyī de zhèngzhì nàojù 。
The so-called South China Sea arbitration essentially involved the Philippines making an accusation against China. It was a temporary arbitration court, which made a "ruling" on the South China Sea arbitration case raised by the government of Benigno Aquino III of the Philippines. But it was actually a political farce clothed in legal process.
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哦，对了，我怎么把上海的石库门给忘了。不过一提起石库门，人们就会与上海的新天地划等号，干脆我带他去逛逛新天地好了。
o ，duìle ，wǒ zěnme bǎ Shànghǎi de shíkùmén gěi wàng le 。bùguò yī tíqǐ shíkùmén ，rénmen jiù huì yǔ Shànghǎi de Xīntiāndì huà děnghào ，gāncuì wǒ dài tā qù guàngguang Xīntiāndì hǎo le 。
Oh, yes! How could I forget Shanghai's shikumen? But as soon as you mention shikumen, people equate them with Xin Tian Di. I should just take him directly for a stroll around Xin Tian Di.
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我也是。我觉得不仅是北京人，应该是所有中国人，一提起2008年的奥运会就会充满了激动与向往。我一出飞机场就感受到这种气氛，到处是“北京欢迎您”的标语和吉祥物“福娃”可爱的笑脸，让你立刻联想到北京人民和所有中国人的友好与热情。更有意义的是，我还专门去颐和园参加了奥运会的倒计时活动，真是一次难忘的经历。
wǒ yě shì 。wǒ juéde bùjǐn shì Běijīngrén ，yīnggāi shì suǒyǒu Zhōngguórén ，yī tíqǐ èrlínglíngbā nián de Àoyùnhuì jiù huì chōngmǎn le jīdòng yǔ xiàngwǎng 。wǒ yī chū fēijīchǎng jiù gǎnshòu dào zhèzhǒng qìfēn ，dàochù shì “Běijīng huānyíng nín ”de biāoyǔ hé jíxiángwù “Fúwá ”kěài de xiàoliǎn ，ràng nǐ lìkè liánxiǎng dào Běijīng rénmín hé suǒyǒu Zhōngguórén de yǒuhǎo yǔ rèqíng 。gèng yǒu yìyì de shì ，wǒ hái zhuānmén qù Yíhéyuán cānjiā le Àoyùnhuì de dàojìshí huódòng ，zhēnshì yī cì nánwàng de jīnglì 。
Me, too. I think it's not just Beijingers-- probably all Chinese people get full of excitement and expectation at the mention of the 2008 Olympics. As soon as I got off the airport I felt this atmosphere. ''Beijing Welcomes You" banners and the cute, laughing faces of the ''Fuwa" mascots are everywhere. It makes you think immediately of the friendliness and enthusiasm of the people of Beijing and of China. Even more significant, I made a special trip to the Summer Palace to take part in a countdown ceremony for the Games. It was really an unforgettable experience.
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我代表人民检察院对被告陈瑶提起公诉，控告她于2008年8月12日杀害丈夫王冠伟。警方的侦讯和调查表明，除了死者和陈瑶，没有第三人在当日进入过寓所。而且死者生前和陈瑶的关系名存实亡，准备离婚，因此被告完全具备作案动机。
wǒ dàibiǎo rénmín jiǎncháyuàn duì bèigào Chén Yáo tíqǐ gōngsù ，kònggào tā yú èrlínglíngbānián bā yuè shí èr rì shāhài zhàngfu Wáng Guànwěi 。jǐngfāng de zhēnxùn hé diàochá biǎomíng ，chúle sǐzhě hé Chén Yáo ，méiyǒu dìsānrén zài dāngrì jìnrù guò yùsuǒ 。érqiě sǐzhě shēngqián hé Chén Yáo de guānxi míngcúnshíwáng ，zhǔnbèi líhūn ，yīncǐ bèigào wánquán jùbèi zuòàn dòngjī 。
On behalf of the People's Procuratorate, I am initiating legal proceedings against the defendant, Chen Yao. I accuse her of murdering her husband, Wang Junwei, on August 12, 2008. The police investigation shows that other than the deceased and Chen Yao, no one else entered the dwelling that day. Furthermore, the relationship between the deceased and Chen Yao existed only in name, and they were getting ready to divorce. Because of this, the defendant had a solid motive for the crime.
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真的？她老公是谁？怎么从来没听她提起过？
zhēnde ？tā lǎogōng shì shéi ？zěnme cónglái méi tīng tā tíqǐ guo ？
Really? Who's her husband? How come I've never heard her mention him?
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你说怎么一转眼就冒出那么多有钱人？一提起身价，动辄上亿。
nǐ shuō zěnme yī zhuǎn yǎn jiù mào chū nàme duō yǒuqián rén ？yī tíqǐ shēnjià ，dòngzhé shàng yì 。
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