提交

• Pinyin: tí jiāo
• Hanzi breakdown: 提 = to raise, bring up; 交 = to hand over — to submit formally

Meaning

To submit; to hand in; to file. Presenting documents, applications, or other materials to an authority or system.

Essential in administrative, academic, and technical contexts. Common collocations: 提交申请 (submit an application), 提交报告 (submit a report), 提交作业 (hand in homework), 提交代码 (commit code). In computing, often refers to committing changes in version control systems. More formal than 交 alone.

Examples

1. 请在截止日期前提交你的申请材料。 Please submit your application materials before the deadline.
2. 他已经把项目报告提交给部门经理审批了。 He has already submitted the project report to the department manager for approval.
3. 系统显示你的表格提交成功，三个工作日内会收到回复。 The system shows your form was submitted successfully, and you will receive a response within three business days.

Usage Guide

Context: administrative, academic, technical

Tone: professional

Do Say

• 请提交一份书面申请。(Please submit a written application.)
• 代码已经提交到仓库了。(The code has been committed to the repository.)

Don't Say

• 日常对话中简单说'给你'或'交给你'比'提交'更自然 (In casual conversation, 给你 or 交给你 sounds more natural than 提交)

Origin & History

Compound of 提 (to raise, bring up) + 交 (to hand over, deliver). Together they mean to formally present something to another party.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal