Hanzi

抬

to lift/to raise/(of two or more persons) to carry

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

tái, chī

Bopomofo

ㄊㄞˊ, ㄔ

Jyutping

toi4

Example sentences

抬頭 / 抬头 táitóu
他抬頭看著天空中的星星。
他抬头看著天空中的星星。

He raised his head and looked at the stars in the sky.

扭捏 niǔniē
她顯得很扭捏，不敢抬頭看人。
她显得很扭捏，不敢抬头看人。

She looked very bashful and didn't dare to look up at people.

抬 tái
他們兩個人一起把桌子抬了起來。
他们两个人一起把桌子抬了起来。

The two of them lifted the table together.

用力 yònglì
大家一起用力才能抬起來。
大家一起用力才能抬起来。

Everyone must exert strength together to lift it up.

Example Vocabulary

抬頭

tai2'tou2

to raise one's head

抬起

抬高

tai2'gao1

不識抬舉

哄抬

抬

tai2

to lift; to carry (with two or more people)

抬杠

抬轎子

tai2'jiao4'zi

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