贴

To stick in Chinese: 贴 (tiē)

tiē

to stick

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 貼1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to stick
  2. 2to paste
  3. 3to post (e.g. on a blog)
  4. 4to keep close to
  5. 5to fit snugly
  6. 6to subsidize
  7. 7allowance (e.g. money for food or housing)
  8. 8sticker
  9. 9classifier for sticking plaster: strip

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贴

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄧㄝ

tiē

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄝ/ ê—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

贴

Simplified

貼

Traditional

Example sentences

See 贴 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他把照片贴在墙上。

    tā bǎ zhào piàn tiē zài qiáng shàng。

    He stuck the photo on the wall.

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Related words

体贴

tǐ tiē

considerate (of other people's needs)

粘贴

zhān tiē

to stick

补贴

bǔ tiē

to subsidize

津贴

jīn tiē

allowance

贴近

tiē jìn

to press close to

贴切

tiē qiè

close-fitting

张贴

zhāng tiē

to post (a notice)

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