Usage note
抬表示把东西举起。
tái biǎo shì bǎ dōng xī jǔ qǐ。
Lift means to raise something.
Context note
抬常用于动作、身体和物品。
tái cháng yòng yú dòng zuò 、 shēn tǐ hé wù pǐn。
Lift often appears with actions, body, and objects.
5 examples
请抬头。
qǐng tái tóu。
Please raise your head.
他抬起箱子。
tā tái qǐ xiāng zǐ。
He lifted the box.
大家一起抬桌子。
dà jiā yì qǐ tái zhuō zi。
Everyone lifted the table together.
她抬手看了一下。
tā tái shǒu kàn le yí xià。
She raised her hand and looked.
抬腿的时候要小心。
tái tuǐ de shí hòu yào xiǎo xīn。
Be careful when lifting your leg.
5 mini stories
老师让我们抬头看黑板。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men tái tóu kàn hēi bǎn。
The teacher asked us to raise our heads and look at the board.
他和朋友一起抬箱子。
tā hé péng yǒu yì qǐ tái xiāng zǐ。
He and his friend lifted the box together.
妈妈抬起头看了我一眼。
mā ma tái qǐ tóu kàn le wǒ yì yǎn。
Mom raised her head and glanced at me.
请小心抬这个桌子。
qǐng xiǎo xīn tái zhè ge zhuō zi。
Please carefully lift this table.
他抬手表示同意。
tā tái shǒu biǎo shì tóng yì。
He raised his hand to show agreement.
Mini dialogue
搬桌子
A
你能帮我抬这张桌子吗？
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ tái zhè zhāng zhuōzi ma?
Can you help me lift this table?
B
好的，我们一起抬。
Hǎo de, wǒmen yīqǐ tái.
Okay, let's lift it together.
抬水
A
这桶水很重，我抬不动。
Zhè tǒng shuǐ hěn zhòng, wǒ tái bù dòng.
This bucket of water is very heavy, I can't lift it.
B
别担心，我来帮你抬。
Bié dānxīn, wǒ lái bāng nǐ tái.
Don't worry, I'll help you lift it.
Related words and contrasts
similar
举
jǔ
to lift, to raise
Both mean to lift. 抬 often involves two people or lifting something heavy; 举 is more general, like raising a hand.
opposite
放
fàng
to put down
抬 means to lift up; 放 means to put something down.