提起

Traditional form:

提起

Pinyin (reading):

tíqǐ

Definitions:

• to mention; to bring up
• (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise
• to initiate (legal proceedings)

Characters:

• 提 - to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up

Traditional characters:

• 提 - to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up