No. 1,476 in Chinese
提起
"提起" means "to mention" or "to bring up."
In a sentence
他突然提起了昨天的会议。
He suddenly brought up yesterday's meeting.
Here, '提起' is used to mean 'bring up' or 'mention,' indicating the introduction of a topic into discussion.
每次提起这本书，他都会激动不已。
Whenever this book is mentioned, he becomes extremely excited.
In this sentence, '提起' implies 'mention' or 'talk about something,' referring to recalling or referencing a specific subject.
提起他的名字，每个人都会想到那次事件。
Bringing up his name, everyone would think of that incident.
Here, '提起' means 'bring up' or 'mention,' associated with the act of evoking thoughts or memories about something specific when discussed.
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