抬

tái
HSK 4
#1,384 most
frequent character
to lift, to raise
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

抬 has 扌 hand as the meaning part and 台 tái as matching sound part. It first meant to flog with a whip; the sense to lift or raise was borrowed for its sound, and from there came to carry.

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Example Sentences

请你帮我抬一下这个箱子。
qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ tái yīxià zhègè xiāngzǐ 。
Please help me lift this box.
他们抬着他的床上楼。
tāmen tái zháo tāde chuángshàng lóu 。
They are carrying his bed upstairs.
我昨天抬了太重的东西，所以今天有点累。
wǒ zuótiān tái le tàizhòng de dōngxī ， suǒyǐ jīntiān yǒudiǎn léi 。
I lifted something too heavy yesterday, so I'm a bit tired today.

Words with similar meanings

举jǔ
to lift; to raise
More commonly used and can also refer to the act of lifting in a general sense.
搬bān
to move; to carry
Implies moving or carrying something from one place to another, slightly broader than just lifting.

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