HSK 3.0 Level 4 · Speaking

提出 tíchū “to put forward” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 提出 means

  1. to put forward
  2. to raise
  3. to raise (an issue)
  4. to propose
  5. to suggest
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to post (on a website)
  • to withdraw (cash)

How to say 提出

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale提tí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale出chū1st tone, high and level

提出 in a sentence

  1. 你能提出解决问题的方法吗？

    Nǐ néng tíchū jiějué wèntí de fāngfǎ ma?

    Can you suggest a way to solve the problem?

    Sentence #5698025 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他提出了一种新理论。

    Tā tíchū le yì zhǒng xīn lǐlùn.

    He put forward a new theory.

    Sentence #6451977 from Tatoeba

  3. 她提出了入学申请。

    Tā tíchū le rùxué shēnqǐng.

    She submitted an application for admission.

    Sentence #801940 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 提出 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 提 (tí) with each of its parts in a different colour
提títo carry
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 是to be · shìSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 是 (shì) hints at the sound. Compare it with tí.

The character 出 (chū) with each of its parts in a different colour
出chūto go out; to come out
  • 屮sprout · chè
  • 凵open box · kǎn

Memory aidA foot stepping up out of an opening 凵: to go out.

How to write 提出

提 12 strokes · 出 5 strokes

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提出 (tíchū) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 提出 (tíchū). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 提出

Words with 提

提高tígāo · to raise提tí · to carry提醒tíxǐng · to remind提供tígōng · to offer提前tíqián · to bring forward提问tíwèn · to question提倡tíchàng · to promote提纲tígāng · outline提示tíshì · to prompt提议tíyì · to propose

Words with 出

出租车chūzūchē · taxi出chū · to go out出国chūguó · to go abroad出来chūlái · to come out出门chūmén · to go out出去chūqù · to go out出院chūyuàn · to leave hospital出生chūshēng · to be born出现chūxiàn · to appear演出yǎnchū · to act (in a play)

More words: Speaking & Communication

听说tīngshuō · to hear (it said that)怎么办zěnmebàn · what should I do?邮箱yóuxiāng · email inbox外语wàiyǔ · foreign language聊天儿liáotiānr · to chat加油jiāyóu · to cheer on晚安wǎn'ān · good night祝zhù · to wish (someone well)

FAQs

提出 (tíchū) means “to put forward” or “to raise”. It is an HSK 3.0 Level 4 word.
Say it tíchū: tí with a 2nd tone, then chū with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 提出 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tichu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 提出 from the suggestions. Typing tichu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
提出 is an HSK 3.0 Level 4 word in the official 2021 syllabus, and it is on our HSK 3.0 Band 3 word list. It is not on the older HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.