提起 tíqǐ HSK5 to mention Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 提起 tí//qǐ to mention verb + particle To mention; to speak of; to bring up a topic or person in conversation. 提起吸烟，大多数人想起肺癌。 tí qǐ xī yān, dàduōshù rén xiǎng qǐ fèi'ái. When it comes to smoking, most people think about lung cancer. to lift up verb + particle To lift or raise something; to pick up. 提起煎饼，让油到达煎饼的中心。 tí qǐ jiānbing, ràng yóu dàodá jiānbing de zhōngxīn. Lift the pancake so that the oil reaches the center of the pancake. to initiate verb + particle To initiate or bring forward, specifically regarding legal proceedings or public prosecution. 他对学校提起了诉讼。 tā duì xuéxiào tí qǐ le sùsòng. He filed suit against the school. to summon To summon or rouse a state of mind, such as one's spirits or energy. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 17.6 per million appears in 8% of films Written text 27.8 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 5 Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
提起 tí//qǐ to mention verb + particle To mention; to speak of; to bring up a topic or person in conversation. 提起吸烟，大多数人想起肺癌。 tí qǐ xī yān, dàduōshù rén xiǎng qǐ fèi'ái. When it comes to smoking, most people think about lung cancer. to lift up verb + particle To lift or raise something; to pick up. 提起煎饼，让油到达煎饼的中心。 tí qǐ jiānbing, ràng yóu dàodá jiānbing de zhōngxīn. Lift the pancake so that the oil reaches the center of the pancake. to initiate verb + particle To initiate or bring forward, specifically regarding legal proceedings or public prosecution. 他对学校提起了诉讼。 tā duì xuéxiào tí qǐ le sùsòng. He filed suit against the school. to summon To summon or rouse a state of mind, such as one's spirits or energy. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 17.6 per million appears in 8% of films Written text 27.8 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 5 Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
