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紧贴

jǐn tiē

2-character word Traditional 緊貼

What 紧贴 means

1. to stick close to
2. to press up against

The characters in 紧贴

• 紧jǐntight; strict; close at hand
• 贴tiēto stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog)

Example sentences

• 我命令希葛拉紧贴着婴孩卧下，以自己的乳汁哺育他，平息他的饥渴。我又令她将话语传遍整片森林，告诉所有爬虫与走兽：此子不可伤害。
  I commanded Shiegra to lie close to the babe, and to give it her milk to quiet its hunger. And I told her to send word throughout the forest, to all beasts and reptiles, that the child should not be harmed.