提起

Chinese

to carry; to lift; to put forward
to carry; to lift; to put forward; (upwards character stroke); lifting (brush stroke in painting); to mention; carry (suspended)
 
 to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (提起) 提 起
simp. #(提起) 提 起

Pronunciation

Verb

提起

  1. to lift; to raise; to heave
    提起重物  ―  tíqǐ zhòngwù  ―  to lift heavy objects
  2. to mention; to raise; to refer to
    提起兩年前嘅事 [Cantonese, trad.]
    提起两年前嘅事 [Cantonese, simp.]
    tai4 hei2 loeng5 nin4 cin4 ge3 si6 [Jyutping]
    to mention things from 2 years ago
  3. to cheer up; to uplift; to stimulate
    提唔起精神 [Cantonese]  ―  tai4 m4 hei2 zing1 san4 [Jyutping]  ―  unable to cheer up
  4. to put forward; to pose; to raise; to institute
    提起公訴／提起公诉  ―  tíqǐ gōngsù  ―  to institute prosecutions

Synonyms

  • (to lift):
  • (to mention):
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