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提倡 (tí chàng) — to advocate, to promote, to encourage (a practice, idea, or behavior)

Definition

提倡 means 'to advocate' a practice or idea in a neutral, institutional way (schools, governments). 主张 is a stronger personal stance ('to maintain'); 倡导 is a near-synonym but more active, championing a cause.

verb
to advocateto promoteto encourage (a practice, idea, or behavior)

Examples

  • 提倡。
    Wǒ men yīng gāi tí chàng jiàn kāng de shēng huó fāng shì.
    We should promote a healthy lifestyle.
  • 提倡。
    Xué xiào tí chàng xué shēng duō cān jiā tǐ yù huó dòng.
    The school encourages students to participate more in sports activities.
  • 提倡。
    Zhèng fǔ tí chàng shǐ yòng kě zài shēng néng yuán.
    The government advocates using renewable energy.

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tíraise
倡chàngadvocate

提 and 倡 combine, bringing something forward and advocating it.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
昌
昌chāng倡chàng
Same sound today

The left 亻 shows it relates to a person, and the right 昌 gives the sound chāng.

Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5HSK 2.0 Level 5

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