HSK 5 · Verbs

提倡 tíchàng “to promote” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 提倡 means

  1. to promote
  2. to advocate

How to say 提倡

  • 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 fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale倡chàng4th tone, falling

提倡 in a sentence

  1. 学校提倡学生多读书。

    Xuéxiào tíchàng xuésheng duō dúshū.

    The school encourages students to read more.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 我们提倡节约用水。

    Wǒmen tíchàng jiéyuē yòng shuǐ.

    We encourage people to save water.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 提倡 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 倡 (chàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
倡chàngto initiate
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 昌sunlight · chāng

How to write 提倡

提 12 strokes · 倡 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 提倡

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提出tíchū · to put forward提问tíwèn · to question提纲tígāng · outline提示tíshì · to prompt提议tíyì · to propose

Words with 倡

倡导chàngdǎo · to advocate倡议chàngyì · to propose

More words: Common Verbs

碎suì · to shatter缩短suōduǎn · to shorten逃táo · to escape逃避táobì · to escape体贴tǐtiē · considerate (of other people’s needs)体现tǐxiàn · to embody体验tǐyàn · to experience for oneself挑战tiǎozhàn · to challenge

FAQs

提倡 (tíchàng) means “to promote” or “to advocate”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it tíchàng: tí with a 2nd tone, then chàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 提倡 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tichang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 提倡 from the suggestions. Typing tichang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
提倡 is an HSK 5 word in the 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.