HSK · Level 66
75 words
Chinese word
提倡
Pronunciation
Pinyintí chàng
Meaning
- verbadvocate
Example
我们应该提倡节约用水。wǒ men yīng gāi tí chàng jié yuē yòng shuǐ
We should advocate saving water.
More examples
政府提倡节能减排，企业积极响应。zhèng fǔ tí chàng jié néng jiǎn pái qǐ yè jī jí xiǎng yìng
The government promoted energy conservation and emissions reduction, and businesses responded actively.
Core concept
An idea placed before the public with an invitation to support and act on it.
Common phrases
提倡节能减排tí chàng jié néng jiǎn pái
promote energy conservation and emissions reduction
提倡社会公正tí chàng shè huì gōng zhèng
promote social justice
提倡国际合作tí chàng guó jì hé zuò
promote international cooperation
Similar words
倡导chàng dǎo: To put forward a new idea or policy and rally people to support and spread it.
建议jiàn yì: To suggest an idea or solution and advise someone to adopt it.
鼓励gǔ lì: To support someone's action or effort and urge them to keep going.
推广tuī guǎng: To make a product, technology, or method widely known and encourage people to use it.
Definition in Chinese
公开提出某种看法或主张，并鼓励形成共识或采取行动。gōng kāi tí chū móu zhǒng kàn fǎ huò zhǔ zhāng bìng gǔ lì xíng chéng gòng shí huò cái qǔ xíng dòng
Word origin
提倡 (tíchàng, "advocate") joins 提 (tí, "put forward") with 倡 (chàng, "call on others"), forming a word for putting a proposal forward as a shared course of action.
Usage tips
- This verb fits a call for behavior or beliefs to spread through a group, so it sounds less natural for a private personal preference.