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“carry” in Chinese

Chinese

Also搬 (bān) · 携带 (xié dài) · 担 (dān) · 拎 (līn) · 持 (chí)

Pronunciation

Pinyintí

Example

她每天提着包去上班。tā měi tiān tí zhe bāo qù shàng bān

She carries a bag to work every day.

Illustration for 提 (carry)

How to say “carry” in Chinese

“Carry” in Chinese is 提 (tí).

Raise and bring something forward, physically or in a conversation.

Full entry for 提: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 提

他帮我把包提上了楼。tā bāng wǒ bǎ bāo tí shàng le lóu

He helped me carry my bag upstairs.

Tips for using 提

  • 提一下 (tí yíxià, "mention briefly") makes a suggestion or question sound light and conversational, a useful pattern for speaking with classmates or friends.

Other Chinese words for “carry”

2

搬

bān

verbcarry

我可以帮你搬箱子吗?wǒ ké yǐ bāng nǐ bān xiāng zi ma

Can I help you carry the boxes?

请不要携带易燃物品上车。qǐng bú yào xié dài yì rán wù pǐn shàng chē

Please do not carry flammable items onto the vehicle.

4

担

dān

verbcarry

这担子太重,大家帮着担一下。zhè dàn zi tài zhòng dà jiā bāng zhe dān yí xià

This load is too heavy, so everyone, help carry it.

5

拎

līn

verbcarry

我可以自己拎着行李。wǒ ké yǐ zì jǐ līn zhe xíng lǐ

I can carry my luggage myself.

6

持

chí

verbcarry

进门要持票。jìn mén yào chí piào

You need to carry a ticket to enter.

7

运

yùn

verbcarry

我可以帮你运这个箱子吗?wǒ ké yǐ bāng nǐ yùn zhè ge xiāng zi ma

Can I help you carry this box?

8

驮

tuó

verbcarry

牧民把草驮上山了。mù mín bǎ cǎo tuó shàng shān le

The herders carry the grass up the mountain.

他怀着罪恶感生活了很多年。tā huái zhe zuì è gǎn shēng huó le hěn duō nián

He lived with guilt for many years.

这座桥可以承载很多车辆。zhè zuò qiáo ké yǐ chéng zài hěn duō chē liàng

This bridge can carry many vehicles.

他把箱子输送到货车上。tā bǎ xiāng zi shū sòng dào huò chē shàng

He carries the box onto the truck.

我可以帮你搬运这些箱子吗?wǒ ké yǐ bāng nǐ bān yùn zhè xiē xiāng zi ma

Can I help you carry these boxes?

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