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提交 (tí jiāo) — to submit (a report, document, application, etc.); to refer (a problem) to a higher authority

Definition

提交 means 'to submit' (documents, applications, reports) — more formal than 递交 and used for handing materials to an authority. Also means to refer an issue up the chain (e.g. 给经理).

verb
to submit (a report, document, application, etc.)to refer (a problem) to a higher authority

Examples

  • 提交。
    Qǐng zài xià zhōu wǔ zhī qián tí jiāo zhè fèn bào gào.
    Please submit this report before next Friday.
  • 提交。
    Tā yǐ jīng tí jiāo le rù xué shēn qǐng.
    He has already submitted his application for admission.
  • 提交。
    Zhè ge wèn tí xū yào tí jiāo gěi jīng lǐ jué dìng.
    This problem needs to be referred to the manager for a decision.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

提tíbring forward
交jiāohand over

'提' puts something forward and '交' hands it over, meaning to submit.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
是
是shì提tí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

提 shows 扌 (hand) beside 是, which gives the pronunciation.

Open 提 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

交 originally drew a human with crossed legs. In the modern shape, the upper part resembles a standing person.

Open 交 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 5Workplace & Office

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