How to say “advocate” in Chinese
advocate, promote
“Advocate” in Chinese is 提倡, tí chàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
提倡 is read tí chàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”. The right part, 是, is the same as in 题 tí.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 昌 chāng hints at the sound, just as in 唱 chàng.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “提倡”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 提倡. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 学校提倡节约用水xuéxiàotíchàngjiéyuēyòngshuǐThe school encourages saving water.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “advocate” in Chinese?
“Advocate” in Chinese is 提倡, pinyin tíchàng.
What does 提倡 mean?
提倡 (tíchàng) means “advocate, promote”.
How do you write 提倡?
提倡 is 2 characters: 提 (tí) — lift; mention; 倡 (chàng) — propose, advocate. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 提倡?
提倡 is read tíchàng. Tones: tí — second tone, chàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“advocate” in the lesson “Create and develop”
This word is from the topic “Society and law” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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