How to say “mention” in Chinese
mention
“Mention” in Chinese is 提起, tí qǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
提起 is read tí qǐ: 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, 走 “walk”.
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 “提起”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “mention” in Chinese?
“Mention” in Chinese is 提起, pinyin tíqǐ.
What does 提起 mean?
提起 (tíqǐ) means “mention”.
How do you write 提起?
提起 is 2 characters: 提 (tí) — lift; mention; 起 (qǐ) — rise, get up. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 提起?
提起 is read tíqǐ. Tones: tí — second tone, qǐ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“mention” in the lesson “Don't interrupt!”
This word is from the topic “Opinions and arguments” 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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