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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *提* | 提* | *提
to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid
HSK 2
to raise (an issue) / to propose / to put forward / to suggest / to post (on a website) / to withdraw (cash)
HSK 2
to raise / to increase / to improve
HSK 2
to mention / to raise (a subject) / to refer to
HSK 2
to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance
HSK 3
to question; to quiz; to grill
HSK 3
to offer / to supply / to provide / to furnish
HSK 4
to remind / to call attention to / to warn of
HSK 4
to point out / to remind (sb of sth) / to suggest / suggestion / tip / reminder / notice
HSK 5
premise / precondition / prerequisite
HSK 5
to promote / to advocate
HSK 5
to mention; to bring up / (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise / to initiate (legal proceedings)
HSK 5
to submit (a report etc) / to refer (a problem) to sb
HSK 6
to promote (to a higher-ranking position) / to lift; to hoist / (fig.) to elevate; to raise; to improve
HSK 6
to increase the specified cruising speed / to pick up speed / to speed up
HSK 7-9
proposal / suggestion / to propose / to suggest
HSK 7-9
to guard against / to be vigilant / watch you don't (slip) / Taiwan pr. [ti2 fang2]
HSK 7-9
to promote to a higher job / to select for promotion
HSK 7-9
to extract (ore, minerals etc) / to refine / to purify / to process
HSK 7-9
to nominate
HSK 7-9
ahead of schedule / sooner than planned / to bring forward (to an earlier time)
HSK 7-9
to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms / to place on a par with / (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
HSK 7-9
fiddle / violin
HSK 7-9
say no more / don't bring it up / drop the subject
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *提* | 提* | *提
used in 提防 and 提溜
bodhi (Sanskrit) / enlightenment (Buddhism)
Martinique (French Caribbean island)
outline / synopsis / notes
instrument of the violin family (violin, viola, cello or double bass) / CL:
portable
(old) chopsticks
proposal / draft resolution / motion (to be debated) / to propose a bill / to make a proposal
to mention / to raise (a subject) / to bring to sb's attention
(idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge
to raise the same topic
bill of lading
the local commander / provincial governor (in Qing and Ming times)
summary / abstract
a portable lamp
to freshen up / to be cautious or vigilant / to watch out / stimulant to enhance mental performance / stay-awake drug / agrypnotic
to propose marriage
to propose
calm / poised
to take a percentage (from a sum of money) / a commission; a cut
Pattaya, Thailand
handbag / bag / valise
a basket
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616), Spanish novelist, poet and playwright, author of Don Quixote 堂吉訶德|堂吉诃德
to withdraw money; to take money out of the bank
Tahiti, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia
hands-free (telephone function)
to capture stones (in Go)
grape / raisin
Pilates (physical fitness system)
to supervise (troops) / to appoint (officers) / to select and assign
to lead by the hand / to guide / to support
Jacquard weave (machine weaving leaving protruding pattern)
a handle
(idiom) to say not a single word about it
Mekit nahiyisi (Makit county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区, west Xinjiang
to accept delivery of goods / to pick up goods
to promote and appoint
Quentin Tarantino (1963-), American film director
a step up / to rise to the next level
to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials
Avat nahiyisi (Awat county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, west Xinjiang
the Effendi (Nasreddin), the hero of folk tales of the Muslim world, known for his wisdom and humor
(literary) infant / young child
Plotinus (204-270), Neoplatonism philosopher
a suitcase / a traveling-bag
Please note: / tip / hint
to bring sb to trial
handle in the shape of a hoop
to refine / to extract
to rise through the ranks (as a party cadre)
Dalmatia, Croatian region on the eastern coast of Adriatic Sea
tiramisu (loanword)
worry
to withdraw (money) and retain it
Tikrit
to propose marriage
box with tiered compartments and a handle / lunch box
stroke𠄌 in Chinese characters (e.g. )
to set aside / to make provision for (capital requirements)
Funafuti, capital of Tuvalu
cello (CL:)
Ablet Abdureshit (1942-), chairman of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 1993-2003
Epistle of St Paul to Titus
(hand)bag / hold-all
Second Epistle of St Paul to Timothy
to propose / to raise a suggestion
(Internet) service provider
Cincinnati, Ohio
major premise
to pick up a car (newly purchased car from a dealership, repaired vehicle from a repair shop, rental car at the airport etc)
viola
preconditions
(neologism c. 2018) to be thrilled to receive; to excitedly take delivery of
by the way
Attila (406-453), Hun emperor, known as the scourge of God

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