(tí dào) - to mention, to refer to, to bring up in Mandarin
tídàoTraditional: 提到
Translation
to mention, to refer to, to bring up
Word origin
A compound of 提 (tí, to lift, to raise, with the hand radical 扌) and the resultative 到 (dào, to reach), literally to raise a topic up to attention.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 提 (tí, to raise) + 到 (dào, to reach)
Stroke order
提
到
Examples
。
He mentioned you in the letter.
范。
The teacher referred to the scope of the exam.
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No one brought up this matter.
，皱眉。
The moment work is mentioned, he frowns.
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The report mentioned several important figures.
提到 (tí dào) means to mention or refer to something in speech or writing, the resultative pairing of raising a topic and it reaching the listener's attention.
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