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提高 tígāo — to raise, to improve (a level or a standard)

tígāo (second tone, rising)ti2gao1

to raise, to improve (a level or a standard)

HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
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Meanings

  1. to raise, to improve (a level or a standard)

    To make something higher than it was — a level, a standard, a price. It works on measurable things, so 提高水平 is right but 提高我的中国朋友 is not.

    verb

Character breakdown

  • 高
    gāo (first tone, high and level)

    tall, high; (of a level, price or standard) high; Gao, a surname

    10 strokesRadical 高

Example sentences

  • 我想提高我的汉语水平。我想提高我的漢語水平。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) tígāo (second tone, rising) wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) Hànyǔ (fourth tone, falling) shuǐpíng. (third tone, dipping)···

    I want to improve my level of Chinese.

  • 经常练习，成绩就会提高。經常練習，成績就會提高。Jīngcháng (first tone, high and level) liànxí, (fourth tone, falling) chéngjì (second tone, rising) jiù (fourth tone, falling) huì (fourth tone, falling) tígāo. (second tone, rising)···

    Practise regularly and your results will improve.

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