HSK 6 · Verbs

提示 tíshì “to prompt” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 提示 means

  1. to prompt
  2. hint
  3. reminder
  4. to point out
  5. to remind (sb of sth)
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to suggest
  • suggestion
  • tip

How to say 提示

  • 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示shì4th tone, falling

提示 in a sentence

  1. 你可以给我一个提示吗？

    Nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ yí ge tíshì ma?

    Could you give me a hint?

    Sentence #4845071 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我会给你些提示。

    Wǒ huì gěi nǐ xiē tíshì.

    I’ll give you a few hints.

    Sentence #2625982 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 提示 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 示 (shì) with each of its parts in a different colour
示shìto show
  • 二two · èr
  • 小small · xiǎo

How to write 提示

提 12 strokes · 示 5 strokes

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

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

Words related to 提示

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提纲tígāng · outline提议tíyì · to propose

Words with 示

表示biǎoshì · to express出示chūshì · to show显示xiǎnshì · to show暗示ànshì · to hint示意shìyì · to signal指示zhǐshì · to instruct展示zhǎnshì · to display示范shìfàn · to demonstrate请示qǐngshì · to ask for instructions示威shìwēi · to hold a demonstration

More words: Thinking & Talking

探讨tàntǎo · to discuss讨好tǎohǎo · to please滔滔不绝tāotāobùjué · to talk non-stop挑拨tiǎobō · to stir up trouble提议tíyì · to propose透露tòulù · to reveal推测tuīcè · to speculate吞吞吐吐tūntūntǔtǔ · to hum and haw

FAQs

提示 (tíshì) means “to prompt” or “hint”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tíshì: tí with a 2nd tone, then shì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 提示 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tishi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 提示 from the suggestions. Typing tishi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
提示 is an HSK 6 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.