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提请 (tí qǐng) — to submit (a proposal, request, or motion) for consideration or approval

Definition

A formal verb meaning to submit a proposal, request, or motion to a higher authority for approval — used in official, legal, or institutional contexts, not everyday speech.

verb
to submit (a proposal, request, or motion) for consideration or approval

Examples

  • 提请。
    Tā xiàng shàng jí tí qǐng le yí gè xīn de fāng àn.
    He submitted a new plan to his superiors.
  • 提请。
    Gōng sī tí qǐng dǒng shì huì pī zhǔn zhè xiàng tóu zī.
    The company submitted this investment to the board for approval.
  • 提请。
    Yuán gào tí qǐng fǎ yuàn chóng xīn shěn lǐ cǐ àn.
    The plaintiff submitted a request to the court to retry the case.

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tílift or submit
请qǐngrequest

提 means to lift or submit, and 请 means to request; together they describe putting a proposal forward for someone to consider.

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 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 請; 请 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng請qǐng
Same sound today

In the traditional form 請, 言 shows it relates to speaking, and 青 gives the sound; the simplified 请 is a later shorter form.

Open 请 →
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