提高

提高 tígāo

Raise (heighten - improve - increase)

What 提高 means

  1. Raise (heighten - improve - increase)

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Character by character

提高 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

提
tí / dī
Carry (raise - mention - put forward); Carry
高
gāo
Tall (high)

How to write 提高

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提高 in a sentence

我想提高我的汉语水平。
Wǒ xiǎng tígāo wǒ de Hànyǔ shuǐpíng.
I want to improve my level of Chinese.
他的成绩提高了很多。
Tā de chéngjì tígāo le hěn duō.
His results have improved a lot.

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Questions about 提高

What does 提高 mean in English?

提高 is pronounced tígāo and means Raise (heighten - improve - increase).

How do you pronounce 提高?

提高 is tígāo in pinyin — written tigao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 提高?

提高 is written with 2 characters: 提 (tí / dī) Carry (raise - mention - put forward); Carry, 高 (gāo) Tall (high). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 提高 an HSK word?

Yes — 提高 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.

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