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提高

tí gāo · ti gao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to raise
  2. to increase
  3. to improve
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Improve my English

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)提高(tígāo)我(wǒ)的(de)英语(yīngyǔ)。

    I want to improve my English.

  2. Dengdeng

    每天(měitiān)听(tīng)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    Listen ten minutes every day and it's fine.

  3. Liangliang

    十分钟(shífēnzhōng)能(néng)提高(tígāo)多少(duōshao)？

    How much can ten minutes improve it?

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)开始(kāishǐ)。

    OK! I'll start right now.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)在(zài)对(duì)谁(shéi)说(shuō)话(huà)？

    Who are you talking to?

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)手机(shǒujī)说(shuō)。它(tā)说话(shuōhuà)比(bǐ)你(nǐ)快(kuài)。

    To my phone. It talks faster than you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)我(wǒ)结(jié)婚(hūn)之(zhī)后(hòu)，我(wǒ)的(de)日(rì)语(yǔ)水(shuǐ)平(píng)提(tí)高(gāo)了(le)，能(néng)理(lǐ)解(jiě)更(gèng)多(duō)日(rì)语(yǔ)了(le)。

After I got married, my Japanese got better and I could understand more.

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

02

这(zhè)个(ge)药(yào)品(pǐn)会(huì)提(tí)高(gāo)病(bìng)人(rén)的(de)存(cún)活(huó)率(lǜ)。

This medicine will increase the survival rate of the patients.

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

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提
tí

to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift

高
gāo

high; tall

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