Usage note
提高表示让水平、数量或程度变高。
tí gāo biǎo shì ràng shuǐ píng 、 shù liàng huò chéng dù biàn gāo。
Raise/improve means making a level, amount, or degree higher.
Context note
提高常出现在成绩、水平、速度和能力里。
tí gāo cháng chū xiàn zài chéng jì 、 shuǐ píng 、 sù dù hé néng lì lǐ。
Improve often appears with scores, level, speed, and ability.
5 examples
我要提高中文水平。
wǒ yào tí gāo zhōng wén shuǐ píng。
I want to improve my Chinese level.
分数提高了。
fēn shù tí gāo le。
The score improved.
请提高声音。
qǐng tí gāo shēng yīn。
Please raise your voice.
他想提高成绩。
tā xiǎng tí gāo chéng jì。
He wants to improve his grades.
每天练习可以提高能力。
měi tiān liàn xí kě yǐ tí gāo néng lì。
Practicing every day can improve ability.
5 mini stories
我每天都练字，希望能提高写字水平。
wǒ měi tiān dōu liàn zì， xī wàng néng tí gāo xiě zì shuǐ píng。
I practice writing every day, hoping to improve my handwriting.
老师说多读书可以提高词汇量。
lǎo shī shuō duō dú shū kě yǐ tí gāo cí huì liáng。
The teacher said reading more can improve vocabulary.
运动以后，身体能力也会慢慢提高。
yùn dòng yǐ hòu， shēn tǐ néng lì yě huì màn màn tí gāo。
After exercise, physical ability will also gradually improve.
他认真学习，所以成绩提高了。
tā rèn zhēn xué xí， suǒ yǐ chéng jì tí gāo le。
He studied carefully, so his grades improved.
我们一起想办法提高课堂表现。
wǒ men yì qǐ xiǎng bàn fǎ tí gāo kè táng biǎo xiàn。
We think of ways together to improve classroom performance.
Mini dialogue
中文进步
A
你的中文提高了很多。
Nǐ de Zhōngwén tígāo le hěn duō.
Your Chinese has improved a lot.
B
谢谢，我每天练习。
Xièxie, wǒ měitiān liànxí.
Thanks, I practice every day.
提高成绩
A
我想提高我的数学成绩。
Wǒ xiǎng tígāo wǒ de shùxué chéngjì.
I want to improve my math grades.
B
多做练习就能提高。
Duō zuò liànxí jiù néng tígāo.
Doing more exercises will help you improve.
Related words and contrasts
similar
进步
jìn bù
progress
进步 means to make progress, often used for skills or studies.
opposite
降低
jiàng dī
to lower
降低 is the opposite of 提高, meaning to reduce or lower something.