提 meaning in English

tí

to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift

HSK 2verb12 strokes

Meaning of 提

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tí

to carry (hanging down from the hand)
to lift
to put forward
to mention
to raise (an issue)
upwards character stroke
lifting brush stroke (in painting)
scoop for measuring liquid

dī

used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]

How to use 提

提 (tí) means to carry something hanging from the hand, and by extension to lift, raise, or bring up a topic. It appears in many common words like 提高 (tígāo, to raise) and 提出 (tíchū, to propose). Example: 他提着一个包。(Tā tízhe yí ge bāo.) He is carrying a bag.

提 has the hand radical 扌 on the left and 是 (shì) on the right. Picture a hand gripping a bag by its handle and lifting it so it hangs down at your side.

Common mistake: Learners often use 提 for any kind of carrying, but it means carrying by a handle with the arm hanging down. Carrying in your arms is 抱 (bào), on your back is 背 (bēi), and in general it is 拿 (ná). Also do not confuse 提 with 题 (tí, topic or question), which sounds the same but has 页 on the right.

提 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ提tí议yì我wǒ们men在zài那nà里lǐ再zài待dài一yī天tiān。

I suggested that we should stay there another day.

这zhè就jiù是shì昨zuó天tiānLinda提tí到dào的de那nà个ge车chē。

This is the car Linda mentioned yesterday.

您nín的de名míng字zì被bèi提tí到dào了le。

Your name was mentioned.

我wǒ会huì让ràng你nǐ提tí前qián知zhī道dào。

I will let you know in advance.

如rú果guǒ你nǐ不bù能néng来lái，你nǐ该gāi让ràng我wǒ提tí前qián知zhī道dào。

If you can't come, you should let me know ahead of time.

Stroke order for each character

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提 tí · to carry · 12 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 提.

提到	tídào	to mention; to raise (a subject)
提出	tíchū	to raise (an issue); to propose
提高	tígāo	to raise; to increase
提前	tíqián	to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time
提问	tíwèn	to question; to quiz; to grill
提供	tígōng	to offer; to supply
提醒	tíxǐng	to remind; to call attention to
提起	tíqǐ	to mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise
提示	tíshì	to point out; to remind (sb of sth)
前提	qiántí	premise; precondition
提倡	tíchàng	to promote; to advocate
提升	tíshēng	to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist

Questions about 提

What does 提 mean?

提 (tí) means "to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 提?

提 is made of 1 character: 提 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 提 an HSK word?

Yes. 提 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

When is 提 pronounced dī instead of tí?

It is read dī only in a few words, mainly 提防 (dīfang, to be on guard against) and 提溜 (dīliu, to carry, colloquial). Everywhere else it is tí.

What is the difference between 提到 and 提出?

提到 (tídào) means to mention something in passing. 提出 (tíchū) means to formally put forward an idea, question, or request, such as 提出问题 (tíchū wèntí, to raise a question).