HSK 5 · Education

提纲 tígāng “outline” in Chinese

Traditional 提綱

What 提纲 means

  1. outline
  2. synopsis
  3. notes

How to say 提纲

  • 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纲gāng1st tone, high and level

提纲 in a sentence

  1. 写作文以前，先写一个提纲。

    Xiě zuòwén yǐqián, xiān xiě yí ge tígāng.

    Before you write an essay, write an outline first.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这是我演讲的提纲。

    Zhè shì wǒ yǎnjiǎng de tígāng.

    This is the outline of my speech.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 提纲 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 纲 (gāng) with each of its parts in a different colour
纲gānghead rope of a fishing net
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 冈ridge or crest of hill · gāngSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 冈 (gāng) hints at the sound. Compare it with gāng.

How to write 提纲

提 12 strokes · 纲 7 strokes

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

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

Words related to 提纲

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提倡tíchàng · to promote提示tíshì · to prompt提议tíyì · to propose

Words with 纲

纲领gānglǐng · guiding principles

More words: Education & Learning

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FAQs

提纲 (tígāng) means “outline” or “synopsis”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it tígāng: tí with a 2nd tone, then gāng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 提纲 is written 提綱. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tigang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 提纲 from the suggestions. Typing tigang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
提纲 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.