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)
simp. #(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 [Cantonese, trad.]
    提起 [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
    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):

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (提起):
  • Japanese: 提起(ていき) (teiki)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てい
Grade: 5

Grade: 3
kan'on

Etymology

From Chinese 提起 (tíqǐ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [te̞ːkʲi]

Verb

(てい)()する • (teiki surutransitive suru (stem (てい)() (teiki shi), past (てい)()した (teiki shita))

  1. to raise, to institute

Conjugation

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