提醒

The Chinese word 提醒 (tīxǐng) is a compound word consisting of two characters: 提 (tí) and 醒 (xǐng). The character 提 (tí) means "to lift up" or "to raise," while the character 醒 (xǐng) means "to wake up" or "to become aware." Together, these two characters form the word 提醒 (tīxǐng), which literally means "to lift up and wake up." This compound word is often used in the sense of "to remind" or "to alert someone to something." For example, you might say 提醒他不要忘记带伞 (tīxǐng tā bùyào wàngjì dài sǎn) to remind someone not to forget to bring an umbrella.