提速 (tí sù) — to speed up; to accelerate | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

提速 means to speed up or accelerate, often a process, pace, or timeline (e.g. project, train). Compared with the more general 加快, it emphasizes raising a sustained speed or pace.

verb

to speed upto accelerate

Examples

提速。
Huǒ chē zhèng zài tí sù.
The train is speeding up.
提速？
Nǐ néng ràng zhè tái diàn nǎo tí sù ma?
Can you speed up this computer?
提速，。
Xiàng mù bì xū tí sù, fǒu zé gǎn bú shàng jié zhǐ rì qī.
The project must speed up, otherwise it won't meet the deadline.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

提 (raise) and 速 (speed) together mean making speed go up.

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.

扌是提

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

是

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.

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

辵辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

束

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

速 pairs 辵, the walking part, with 束, which is used for its sound; the walking part fits the meaning of moving fast.

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