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提出

tí chū

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

提出 (tí chū) means "to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 提出 means

1. to raise (an issue)
2. to propose
3. to put forward
4. to suggest
5. to post (on a website)
6. to withdraw (cash)

The characters in 提出

• 提títo carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward
• 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield

Example sentences

• 她提出了入学申请。
  Tā tíchū le rùxué shēnqǐng.
  She made out the application for admission.
• 汤姆已经提出了申诉。
  Tom has already filed a complaint.
• 他提出了一种新理论。
  He put forward a new theory.
• 洋子回避我提出的问题。
  Yáng zǐ huíbì wǒ tíchū de wèntí.
  Yoko avoided answering my question.
• 我向她提出约会的请求。
  I asked her for a date.
• 汤姆提出其他建议了吗？
  Did Tom give any other suggestions?

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read tí chū correctly.
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