Chinese word

提高

Pronunciation

Pinyintí gāo

Meaning

  • verbimprove

Example

我想提高我的汉语水平。wǒ xiǎng tí gāo wǒ de hàn yǔ shuǐ píng

I want to improve my Chinese skills.

Illustration for 提高 (improve)

More examples

老师的建议帮助我提高成绩。lǎo shī de jiàn yì bāng zhù wǒ tí gāo chéng jì

The teacher's advice helped me improve my grades.

Core concept

A deliberate upward shift in a skill or standard, with the result becoming better or greater than before.

Common phrases

  • 提高水平tí gāo shuǐ píng

    improve one's level

  • 提高能力tí gāo néng lì

    improve one's ability

  • 提高成绩tí gāo chéng jì

    improve one's grades

Similar words

增加zēng jiā: Make an amount or degree greater than before.
提升tí shēng: Raise a person's status or ability to a higher level.
进步jìn bù: Become better in ability or skill through learning or experience.
改进gǎi jìn: Fix weaknesses in a method or way of doing something to make it better.

Definition in Chinese

把某种能力、水平、指标等往更高的方向提升，强调从现有状态向更高程度发展。bǎ móu zhǒng néng lì shuǐ píng zhǐ biāo děng wǎng gèng gāo de fāng xiàng tí shēng qiáng diào cóng xiàn yǒu zhuàng tài xiàng gèng gāo chéng dù fā zhǎn

Word origin

提高 (tígāo, "improve; raise") is formed from 提 (tí, "lift") and 高 (gāo, "high"), so its structure links physical lifting with progress toward a higher standard.

Usage tips

  • English often says that a person improves, while Chinese commonly names the ability or standard that becomes higher; noticing this difference helps prevent unnatural word order.

Other meanings

  • raiseverb
  • increaseverb

Opposites

Word lists with this word