Chinese word

提醒

Pronunciation

Pinyintí xǐng

Meaning

  • verbremind

Example

请你提醒我明天八点开会。qǐng nǐ tí xǐng wǒ míng tiān bā diǎn kāi huì

Please remind me that I have a meeting at eight tomorrow.

Illustration for 提醒 (remind)

More examples

老师经常提醒学生按时交作业。lǎo shī jīng cháng tí xǐng xué shēng àn shí jiāo zuò yè

The teacher often reminds students to turn in their homework on time.

Core concept

Brings something slipping from attention back into the mind, sometimes with a note of caution.

Common phrases

  • 提醒我一下tí xǐng wǒ yí xià

    remind me

  • 提醒他一声tí xǐng tā yì shēng

    remind him

  • 提醒你注意tí xǐng nǐ zhù yì

    remind you to pay attention

Similar words

提示tí shì: Gives a clue or sign that helps someone notice or think about something.
记得jì de: Recalls something learned or experienced before.
催促cuī cù: Urges someone to move faster or finish an agreed task.

Definition in Chinese

使某人想起被遗忘的事或信息，有时也用于提醒自己注意或留意某事。shǐ mǒu rén xiáng qǐ bèi yí wàng de shì huò xìn xī yǒu shí yě yòng yú tí xǐng zì jǐ zhù yì huò liú yì mǒu shì

Word origin

提醒 (tíxǐng, "to remind") is formed from 提 (tí, "to lift") and 醒 (xǐng, "to wake"), creating the image of waking awareness by lifting a matter into notice.

Usage tips

  • 提醒 (tíxǐng, "remind") can place the person receiving the reminder before the time, event, or clause that follows.

Other meanings

  • warnverb
  • make awareverb

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