Usage note
提到表示说起某事。
tí dào biǎo shì shuō qǐ mǒu shì。
Mention means to bring something up in conversation.
Context note
提到常用于对话、文章和回忆。
tí dào cháng yòng yú duì huà 、 wén zhāng hé huí yì。
Mention often appears in dialogue, articles, and memory.
5 examples
老师提到考试。
lǎo shī tí dào kǎo shì。
The teacher mentioned the exam.
他提到一个名字。
tā tí dào yí gè míng zì。
He mentioned a name.
我刚才提到过。
wǒ gāng cái tí dào guò。
I just mentioned it.
她提到天气。
tā tí dào tiān qì。
She mentioned the weather.
请不要提到这件事。
qǐng bú yào tí dào zhè jiàn shì。
Please do not mention this matter.
5 mini stories
妈妈提到周末要去看亲戚。
mā ma tí dào zhōu mò yào qù kàn qīn qi。
Mom mentioned that we would go see relatives on the weekend.
老师提到要多练习。
lǎo shī tí dào yào duō liàn xí。
The teacher mentioned that we should practice more.
我在作文里提到了这个故事。
wǒ zài zuò wén lǐ tí dào le zhè ge gù shì。
I mentioned this story in my essay.
他说话时提到了家乡。
tā shuō huà shí tí dào le jiā xiāng。
He mentioned his hometown while speaking.
请不要再提到那个名字。
qǐng bú yào zài tí dào nà ge míng zì。
Please do not mention that name again.
Mini dialogue
分享故事
A
你昨天看的那本书有趣吗？
Nǐ zuótiān kàn de nà běn shū yǒuqù ma?
Was the book you read yesterday interesting?
B
很有趣！书里提到了很多可爱的动物。
Hěn yǒuqù! Shū lǐ tídào le hěn duō kě'ài de dòngwù.
Very interesting! The book mentioned many cute animals.
课堂发言
A
刚才老师提到了什么？
Gāngcái lǎoshī tídào le shénme?
What did the teacher just mention?
B
老师提到了下周的运动会。
Lǎoshī tídào le xià zhōu de yùndònghuì.
The teacher mentioned next week's sports day.
Related words and contrasts
similar
说起
shuō qǐ
to bring up (a topic)
Both mean to mention or bring something up in conversation.
opposite
忘记
wàng jì
to forget
You can 提到 (mention) something, or 忘记 (forget) to say it.