提高

tí gāo

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Common

Save to list

Definitions

1. to raise
2. to increase
3. to improve

Stop forgetting what you study.
Build recall daily.

Try HanyuGuide's Chinese review system with multiple choice, typed recall, tone-aware practice, and reviews scheduled before memory fades.

Start Free Trial $9.99 / year

Lifetime for $19.99 Try the 30-second demo

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 降低 jiàng dī 降低 jiàng dī to reduce; to lower; to bring down 降低 means to reduce or lower, opposite of 提高.: to reduce; to lower; to bring down

Related words

2 items

• 增加 zēng jiā 增加 zēng jiā to raise 增加 focuses on increasing quantity, while 提高 often improves quality or level.: to raise
• 进步 jìn bù 进步 jìn bù progress; improvement 进步 means to progress; often used for personal improvement.: progress; improvement

Synonyms

1 item

• 提升 tí shēng 提升 tí shēng to promote; to upgrade Both mean to raise or improve, but 提升 can be more formal or technical.: to promote; to upgrade

Usage notes

Common mistakes

避免与“增加”混淆： “提高”强调水平、质量、效率等的提升，而“增加”多用于数量、数目。

Grammar

Guides that feature 提高

Jump into a full guide with fill-in-the-blank drills. Clicking will load the page and move you to the top.

1 guide

HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 5+ 7 min

Result with 从而

Use 从而 to build written HSK 5 cause-and-result sentences.

Reading: tí gāo Open guide

Example Sentences

5 shown

银行 提高 了利率。

The bank raised the interest rate.

他的汉语水平不断 提高 。

His Chinese proficiency is continuously improving.

我们必须 提高 工作效率。

We must improve work efficiency.

我们致力于 提高 服务质量。

We are committed to improving service quality.

我们的目标是 提高 效率。

Our goal is to improve efficiency.

AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Child Words of 提高

• 提 提 tí: to carry (hanging down from the hand)
• 高 高 gāo: high