倡言

chàngyán
  1. to propose
  2. to put forward (an idea)
  3. to initiate

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to be the first to propose an idea
  2. to be the first to propose an idea

Wiktionary

  1. 首先提出意见。
  2. 扬言。

重編國語辭典

  1. 扬言
  2. 首先提出意见

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 倡 chàng
  1. to initiate
  2. to instigate
  3. to introduce
  4. to lead
2 言 yán
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. to say
  4. to talk

Containing this entry

倡言者 chàngyánzhě proposer

Related entries

创议 chuàngyì
  1. to propose
  2. proposal
建白 jiànbái
  1. to propose
  2. to suggest
  3. to state a view
提请 tíqǐng to propose
荐举 jiànjǔ
  1. to propose (for a job)
  2. to nominate
  3. to recommend
提出 tíchū
  1. to raise (an issue)
  2. to propose
  3. to put forward
  4. to suggest
  5. to post (on a website)
  6. to withdraw (cash)
她提出了入學申請。

She made out the application for admission.

Source: Tatoeba

倡导 chàngdǎo
  1. to advocate
  2. to initiate
  3. to propose
  4. to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)
提议 tíyì
  1. proposal
  2. suggestion
  3. to propose
  4. to suggest
他提議叫醫生。

He suggested calling a doctor.

Source: Tatoeba

提 tí
  1. to carry (hanging down from the hand)
  2. to lift
  3. to put forward
  4. to mention
  5. to raise (an issue)
  6. upwards character stroke
  7. lifting brush stroke (in painting)
  8. scoop for measuring liquid
她不想提了。

She doesn't want to talk about it.

Source: Tatoeba

拿出 náchū
  1. to take out
  2. to put out
  3. to provide
  4. to put forward (a proposal)
  5. to come up with (evidence)
他拿出了几枚硬币。

He took out some coins.

Source: Tatoeba

倡 chàng
  1. to initiate
  2. to instigate
  3. to introduce
  4. to lead
倡始 chàngshǐ to initiate
肇始 zhàoshǐ
  1. to initiate
  2. to start
  3. the start
首倡 shǒuchàng to initiate
倡议 chàngyì
  1. to suggest
  2. to initiate
  3. proposal
  4. initiative
约翰逊先生以前还倡议禁止在首都公交上饮酒，有人认为这个倡议有效减少了火车和公车上的犯罪率。

Previously, Mr Johnson also proposed banning the consumption of alcohol on public transport in the capital, which is believed to have reduced the crime rate on trains and buses.

Source: Tatoeba

启蒙 qǐméng
  1. to instruct the young
  2. to initiate
  3. to awake sb from ignorance
  4. to free sb from prejudice or superstition
  5. primer
  6. enlightened
  7. the Enlightenment
  8. Western learning from the late Qing dynasty
发起 fāqǐ
  1. to originate
  2. to initiate
  3. to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
  4. to start
  5. to propose sth (for the first time)
他發起攻擊。

He launched an attack.

Source: Tatoeba

发轫 fārèn
  1. to set (sth) afoot
  2. to initiate
  3. beginning
  4. origin
  5. commencement
启 qǐ
  1. to open
  2. to start
  3. to initiate
  4. to enlighten or awaken
  5. to state
  6. to inform
門突然被 Mike 門啟了。

The door was suddenly opened by Mike.

Source: Tatoeba

引发 yǐnfā
  1. to lead to
  2. to trigger
  3. to initiate
  4. to cause
  5. to evoke (emotions)
自慰引发疯狂。

Masturbation leads to insanity.

Source: Tatoeba

提起 tíqǐ
  1. to mention; to bring up
  2. (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise
  3. to initiate (legal proceedings)
我跟湯姆提起了你。

I spoke to Tom about you.

Source: Tatoeba

起 qǐ
  1. to rise
  2. to raise
  3. to get up
  4. to set out
  5. to start
  6. to appear
  7. to launch
  8. to initiate (action)
  9. to draft
  10. to establish
  11. to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. verb suffix, to start
  13. starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. classifier for groups: batch, group
我起得早。

I woke up early.

Source: Tatoeba