提醒 (tí xǐng) — to remind; to warn | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

提醒 (tí xǐng) is the everyday 'remind' — gently nudging someone to remember or do something. Lighter and more frequent than 警告 ('warn/admonish'), which implies real danger or wrongdoing.

verb

to remindto warn

Examples

提醒。
Wǒ tí xǐng nǐ míng tiān zǎo diǎn qǐ chuáng.
I remind you to get up early tomorrow.
提醒。
Mā ma cháng tí xǐng wǒ chū mén yào xiǎo xīn.
Mom often reminds me to be careful when going out.
提醒。
Lǎo shī tí xǐng wǒ men kǎo shì bú yào jǐn zhāng.
The teacher reminds us not to be nervous for the exam.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

提tíbring to attention

'提' brings something to attention and '醒' adds noticing, meaning to remind.

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.

酉星醒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒualcohol

Sound part声符shēngfú

星

星xīng醒xǐng

Same sound today

醒 combines 酉, which stands for alcohol, with 星, which gives the sound.

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