提高 tí gāo
“to raise; to increase; to improve”
verb, verb / nounHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
提高 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 852: 提高 tígāo — Level 3; official annotation 3 (动). PDF page 101
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 提高
提高 means to raise or improve something abstract, such as a level, quality, ability or result. It is a verb and is normally followed directly by the thing being improved, as in 提高水平 or 提高成绩.
例句Example sentences
- 我要努力学习，提高汉语水平。wǒ yào nǔ lì xué xí, tí gāo hàn yǔ shuǐ píng.I want to study hard and improve my Chinese.
- 多听多说，你的听力会提高得很快。duō tīng duō shuō, nǐ de tīng lì huì tí gāo de hěn kuài.Listen and speak more, and your listening will improve quickly.
- 这学期我们班的成绩提高了不少。zhè xué qī wǒ men bān de chéng jì tí gāo le bù shǎo.This semester our class's grades have improved quite a bit.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我的汉语水平很提高。
✓我的汉语水平提高了很多。
提高 is a verb, so it cannot be used with 很 as an adjective; use 高 to describe a level.
易混词Easily confused
提高vs增加
增加 is for numbers or amounts getting bigger (增加人数), while 提高 is for levels, quality or ability getting better (提高水平).