Word: 提 (tí, dī)

一位好心的邻居帮我提了行李。

Yí wèi hǎoxīn de línjū bāng wǒ tíle xíngli.

A kind neighbor helped me carry my luggage.

一提结婚，她就赶紧打岔。

Yì tí jiéhūn, tā jiù gǎnjǐn dǎchà.

Whenever marriage comes up, she quickly changes the subject.

不提英语，他还会说德语和法语。

Bù tí Yīngyǔ, tā hái huì shuō Déyǔ hé Fǎyǔ.

He knows German and French, not to mention English.

事情已经过去了，你何苦再提呢？

Shìqing yǐjīng guòqù le, nǐ hékǔ zài tí ne?

It's over now, so why bother bringing it up again?

人到事中迷，就怕没人提

rén dào shì zhōng mí, jiù pà méi rén tí

people get confused in the midst of things; the fear is that nobody prompts them

他帮我提袋子。

Tā bāng wǒ tí dàizi.

He helped me carry the bag.

他提了个问题。

Tā tíle gè wèntí.

He mentioned a problem.

他提着一筐鸡蛋去了市场。

Tā tízhe yì kuāng jīdàn qùle shìchǎng.

He carried a basket of eggs to the market.

他提着沉甸甸的行李上楼。

Tā tízhe chéndiàndiàn de xíngli shànglóu.

He carried the heavy luggage upstairs.

你真的需要提问题来知道答案吗？

Nǐ zhēnde xūyào tí wèntí lái zhīdào dá'àn ma?

Do you really need to ask the question to know the answer?

别在我面前再提了！

Bié zài wǒ miànqián zài tíle!

Don't ever say this in my presence again!

别恼羞成怒，我只是提建议。

Bié nǎoxiūchéngnù, wǒ zhǐshì tí jiànyì.

Don't get angry out of embarrassment, I'm only making a suggestion.

她不想提了。

Tā bùxiǎng tíle.

She doesn't want to talk about it.

她提着一袋苹果回家。

Tā tízhe yí dài píngguǒ huíjiā.

She carried a bag of apples home.

您的建议在会议上提过了。

Nín de jiànyì zài huìyì shàng tíguole.

Your suggestion came up at the meeting.

我不喜欢提我的过去。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan tí wǒ de guòqù.

I don't like to talk about my past.

我感觉到自己的身体被提了起来。

Wǒ gǎnjué dào zìjǐ de shēntǐ bèi tíle qǐlai.

I felt myself being lifted up.

我没想提任何建议。

Wǒ méi xiǎng tí rènhé jiànyì.

I did not mean to suggest anything.

提着影戏人儿上场，好歹别戳破这层纸

tízhe yǐngxì rénr shàngchǎng, hǎodǎi bié chuōpò zhè céng zhǐ

Carrying shadow-puppets on stage: whatever you do, don't poke through this sheet of paper

老板希望同事们多提一些新创意。

Lǎobǎn xīwàng tóngshìmen duō tí yìxiē xīn chuàngyì.

The boss hopes colleagues will offer more new ideas.

让我帮您提行李。

Ràng wǒ bāng nín tí xíngli.

Let me help you with your luggage.

那些往事，我早就不想提了。

Nèixiē wǎngshì, wǒ zǎojiù bùxiǎng tíle.

I stopped wanting to bring up those past events long ago.

那件事是他的心病，别再提了。

Nà jiàn shì shì tā de xīnbìng, bié zài tíle.

That matter is a sore point for him, so don't bring it up again.

马尾儿穿豆腐，提不起来

mǎyǐ ér chuān dòufu, tí bù qǐlai

Threading tofu on a horsehair: can't be lifted

马尾儿穿豆腐，提也没法提

mǎyǐ ér chuān dòufu, tí yě méifǎ tí

Threading tofu on a horsehair: can't even be lifted, can't even be mentioned