tí qǐ
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  • 1

    v.mention; speak of

    • nǐ bù gāi dāng zhe tā de miàn tí qǐ tā de wáng fū

      提起

      You should not have spoken of her late husband in her presence.

    • wǒ fù qīn cháng cháng tí qǐ wǒ de zǔ mǔ

      父亲常常提起祖母

      My father often speaks of my grandmother.

    • yī tí qǐ zhè ge huà tí tā jiù chóu róng mǎn miàn

      提起这个话题愁容满面

      At the mere mention of the subject, her face clouded.

  • 2

    v.arouse; brace up

    • tí qǐ mǒu rén zhù yì lì

      提起某人注意力

      arouse somebody's attention

    • tí qǐ mǒu rén de jīng shen

      提起某人精神

      raise one's spirit

  • 3

    v.file; present

    • tí qǐ gōng sù

      提起公诉

      prosecute

    • tí qǐ sù sòng

      提起诉讼

      file suit

Chinese words with pinyin ti qi