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title: "Changyi Meaning: 倡议 (chàngyì) Means “to propose”"
description: "倡议 (traditional 倡議, chàngyì) means “to propose; to initiate; proposal; initiative”. Hear its tones, see what 倡 and 议 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changyi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 倡议 mean?

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倡议 chàngyì

## to propose; to initiate; proposal; initiative

## Its characters

1. 倡 chàng to advocate
2. 议 yì to discuss

## In a sentence

学校倡议大家节约用水。 The school is calling on everyone to save water.

二〇一三年秋天，中国国家主席习近平先后在哈萨克斯坦和印度尼西亚提出了这两个**倡议**。

From [“一带一路”到底是什么？ · What is China’s Belt and Road Initiative?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-belt-and-road-initiative#library-word-71-73)

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## More words with 倡 or 议

- [不可思议 bùkě-sīyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bukesiyi)
- [倡导 chàngdǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changdao)
- [会议 huìyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huiyi)
- [建议 jiànyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianyi)
- [决议 juéyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jueyi)
- [抗议 kàngyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kangyi)
- [热议 rèyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/reyi)
- [提倡 tíchàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tichang)
- [提议 tíyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiyi)
- [协议 xiéyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xieyi)

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