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提示

tí shì · ti shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to point out
  2. to remind (sb of sth)
  3. to suggest
  4. suggestion
  5. tip
  6. reminder
  7. notice
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The reminder

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)有(yǒu)一条(yītiáo)提示(tíshì)。

    Dengdeng, your phone has a reminder.

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)提示(tíshì)？

    What reminder?

  3. Liangliang

    上面(shàngmiàn)写着(xiězhe)：别(bié)忘了(wàngle)买(mǎi)礼物(lǐwù)。

    It says: do not forget to buy a gift.

  4. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，这个(zhège)提示(tíshì)是(shì)上个月(shànggèyuè)设(shè)的(de)。

    Oh, I set that reminder last month.

  5. Liangliang

    上个月(shànggèyuè)？我(wǒ)的(de)生日(shēngrì)是(shì)上个月(shànggèyuè)！

    Last month? My birthday was last month!

  6. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，礼物(lǐwù)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)买(mǎi)。

    Sorry. I will buy the gift right now.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

友(yǒu)情(qíng)提(tí)示(shì)：请(qǐng)留(liú)意(yì)您(nín)需(xū)要(yào)换(huàn)乘(chéng)线(xiàn)路(lù)的(de)首(shǒu)末(mò)班(bān)时(shí)间(jiān)，以(yǐ)免(miǎn)耽(dān)误(wu)您(nín)的(de)出(chū)行(xíng)。

Friendly Reminder: Please keep in mind the closing time of the line you need to switch to, so as to avoid delays in your trip.

Tatoeba: Chinese by FeuDRenais · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

电(diàn)话(huà)运(yùn)营(yíng)商(shāng)提(tí)示(shì)来(lái)电(diàn)人(rén)等(děng)候(hòu)接(jiē)通(tōng)。

The telephone operator asked the caller to hold on until a connection was made.

Tatoeba: Chinese by olia1204 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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