提法

tífǎ

noun #30,410

Meanings

1 wording (of a proposal or statement)
2 formulation; way of putting something
3 viewpoint (on an issue)

Characters

to raise; to bring up

Examples

这个提法不太准确。

Zhège tífǎ bù tài zhǔnquè.

This formulation isn't very accurate.

新的提法引起了广泛讨论。

Xīn de tífǎ yǐnqǐle guǎngfàn tǎolùn.

The new formulation has sparked wide discussion.

Tips

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Common in policy and academic discourse — 'how something is put' rather than the substance itself. Often appears in Chinese political reporting: 这一提法首次出现在... ('this formulation first appeared in...'). Subtle: changing the 提法 can signal a shift in policy without admitting the change.

Stroke Order

提 tí

法 fǎ