Chinese Conversation · Level 37
90 words
Chinese word
提议
Pronunciation
Pinyintí yì
Meaning
- verbsuggest
Example
我提议大家先休息一下。wǒ tí yì dà jiā xiān xiū xī yí xià
I suggest that everyone take a break first.
More examples
他主动提议延长会议时间。tā zhǔ dòng tí yì yán cháng huì yì shí jiān
He proactively suggested extending the meeting.
Core concept
A speaker puts an option on the table so others can weigh it before action is settled.
Common phrases
我提议wǒ tí yì
I suggest
主动提议zhǔ dòng tí yì
proactively suggest
公开提议gōng kāi tí yì
publicly suggest
Similar words
建议jiàn yì: Offer personal advice about what someone should do.
提出tí chū: Officially present an opinion, proposal, or document for consideration.
主张zhǔ zhāng: Express a clear position about an issue.
倡议chàng yì: Urge people to join and support a new activity or policy.
Definition in Chinese
提出供大家讨论或决定的意见或方案。tí chū gōng dà jiā tǎo lùn huò jué dìng de yì jiàn huò fāng àn
Word origin
提议 (tíyì, "to suggest") is formed from 提 (tí, "put forward") and 议 (yì, "discuss"), making its proposal meaning clear through its two meaningful parts.
Usage tips
- A whole action clause can follow the verb without an equivalent of English "that", a pattern that makes longer proposals easier to recognize in speech.