重提 (chóng tí) — to bring up again (a topic or issue) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to bring up again (a topic or issue)

Examples

，重提。
Guān yú nà jiàn shì, wǒ men bú yào zài chóng tí le.
Don't bring that matter up again.
重提。
Tā zài huì yì shàng yòu chóng tí le nà ge lǎo wèn tí.
He brought up that old problem again at the meeting.
，重提。
Wèi le bì miǎn wù huì, zuì hǎo bié chóng tí zhè jiàn shì.
To avoid misunderstandings, it's best not to bring this matter up again.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

提tíbring up

重 means again, and 提 means bring up, so the action is done again.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

東

東dōng重zhòng

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

重 developed from a picture of a man carrying a bag, with 人 for the man and 東 for the bag; a later ground element was folded into the form.

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.

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