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title: "Tiqi Meaning: 提起 (tíqǐ) Means “to mention”"
description: "提起 (tíqǐ) means “to mention; to bring up”. Hear its tones, see what 提 and 起 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tiqi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 提起 mean?

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提起 tíqǐ

## to mention; to bring up

## It can also mean

- to file (a lawsuit)
- to lift; to raise

## Its characters

1. 提 tí to mention
2. 起 qǐ to raise

## In a sentence

他从来没提起过这件事。 He never mentioned this matter.

悟空道：“决不敢**提起**师父一字，只说是我自家学会的便罢。

From [七十二变 · Seventy-Two Changes](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/seventy-two-changes-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-3#library-word-943-945)

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## More words with 提 or 起

- [对不起 duìbuqǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duibuqi)
- [发起 fāqǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faqi)
- [崛起 juéqǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jueqi)
- [了不起 liǎobuqǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liaobuqi)
- [前提 qiántí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qianti)
- [起步 qǐbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qibu)
- [起初 qǐchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qichu)
- [起床 qǐchuáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qichuang)
- [起到 qǐdào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qidao)
- [起点 qǐdiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qidian)

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