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提案 (tí àn) — formal proposal; motion (for discussion or voting); (law) draft resolution; motion to call a case

Definition

A formal written proposal or motion put forward for a meeting, committee, or court to discuss and vote on. Unlike casual suggestions (建议), 提案 is a document with a specific format, typically tabled and voted on.

noun
formal proposalmotion (for discussion or voting)(law) draft resolutionmotion to call a case
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 提案。
    Zhè ge tí àn zài huì yì shàng tōng guò le.
    This proposal was passed at the meeting.
  • 提案。
    Wǒ men míng tiān yào tǎo lùn zhè ge tí àn.
    We are going to discuss this proposal tomorrow.
  • 提案。
    Lǜ shī xiàng fǎ yuàn tí jiāo le xīn de tí àn.
    The lawyer submitted a new motion to the court.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

提tísubmit
案àncase

提 means submit or call out and 案 means case or proposal; together they denote a proposal submitted for discussion.

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.

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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
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
安
安ān案àn
Same sound today

案 pairs 木, a wood/tree shape, with 安, which is used for its sound.

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Government & Politics

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