抬 tái
“to lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry”
verbHSK 4 · 2021 list level 5
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
抬 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1715: 抬 tái — Level 4; official annotation 4 (动). PDF page 122
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 抬
抬 means to lift or raise something, usually with your hands, and it is also used when two or more people carry something heavy together. It commonly appears with body parts and objects such as 头, 手, 桌子, and 箱子. A typical pattern is 抬 + object, often with a complement like 起来 or 到.
例句Example sentences
- 他抬起头，看了看窗外。tā tái qǐ tóu, kàn le kàn chuāng wài.He raised his head and looked out the window.
- 这个箱子太重了，我们两个人一起抬吧。zhè ge xiāng zǐ tài zhòng le, wǒ men liǎng gè rén yì qǐ tái ba.This box is too heavy; let's lift it together, the two of us.
- 请帮我把椅子抬到桌子旁边。qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ yǐ zi tái dào zhuō zi páng biān.Please help me move the chair next to the table.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗他抬起来头。
✓他抬起头来。
In 抬头, 头 is the object; 起来 follows the object as 抬起头来, not before it.