提起 tí qǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to mention
  2. to speak of
  3. to lift
  4. to pick up
  5. to arouse
  6. to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)

CHARACTERS

提 tí hold in hand; lift in hand
起 qǐ rise, stand up; go up; begin