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贴

tiē

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 character level 5 Character Traditional 貼

贴 (tiē) means "to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 贴 means

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

Example sentences

• 你贴吗?
  Have you stuck it?
• 贴你心。
  It's close to your heart.
• 你真体贴。
  You are so considerate.
• 他对她很体贴。
  Tā duì tā hěn tǐtiē.
  He's very nice with her.
• 谢谢！真是体贴。
  Oh, thanks! How thoughtful.
• 好贴心啊，宝宝。
  How sweet of you, babe.

Words starting with 贴

• 贴近tiē jìnto press close to; to snuggle close; intimate
• 贴身tiē shēnworn next to the skin; close-fitting; personal (servant etc)
• 贴切tiē qièclose-fitting; closest (translation)
• 贴心tiē xīnintimate; close; considerate
• 贴金tiē jīnto cover (a statue) with gold leaf; to gild; (fig.) to prettify; to glorify
• 贴合tiē héto adjust closely; to fit
• 贴吧Tiē bāBaidu Tieba, lit. "Baidu Post Bar", a Chinese online forum hosted by Baidu Inc.
• 贴图tiē tústicker (social messaging) (Tw)
• 贴士tiē shì(loanword) tip; hint; suggestion
• 贴息tiē xīto discount the interest on a bill of exchange
• 贴文tiē wén(social media) to post; a post
• 贴水tiē shuǐagio (charge for changing currency); premium
• 贴牌tiē páito supply products to be marketed under the buyer's brand name…
• 贴现tiē xiàndiscount; rebate
• 贴生tiē shēngmale supporting actor in a Chinese opera
• 贴花tiē huāappliqué; decalcomania
• 贴边tiē biānwelt; facing (of a garment); to be relevant
• 贴题tiē tírelevant; pertinent
• 贴合面tiē hé miànfaying surface
• 贴片式tiē piàn shì(electronics) surface mount
• 贴现率tiē xiàn lǜdiscount rate
• 贴身卫队tiē shēn wèi duìpersonal bodyguard
• 贴画tiē huàpinup picture; poster
• 贴纸tiē zhǐsticker

Words containing 贴

• 体贴tǐ tiēconsiderate (of other people's needs)
• 粘贴zhān tiēto stick; to affix; to adhere
• 补贴bǔ tiēto subsidize; subsidy; allowance
• 张贴zhāng tiēto post (a notice); to advertise
• 津贴jīn tiēallowance
• 紧贴jǐn tiēto stick close to; to press up against
• 创可贴chuāng kě tiēband-aid; sticking plaster
• 锅贴guō tiēfried dumpling; potsticker
• 招贴zhāo tiēposter; placard; bill
• 倒贴dào tiēto lose money instead of being paid…
• 利贴Lì tiēPost-It note (3M trademark)
• 宝贴Bǎo tiēBlu-tack (brand)
• 发贴fā tiēto stick sth up (on the wall); to post (on a noticeboard or website)
• 稳贴wěn tiēsafe; to appease; to reassure
• 车贴chē tiēcar allowance
• 便利贴biàn lì tiēsticky note
• 创口贴chuāng kǒu tiēband-aid
• 大头贴dà tóu tiēphoto booth sticker
• 方便贴fāng biàn tiēPost-it note; sticky note
• 额外补贴é wài bǔ tiēto give an extra subsidy, or bonus etc; bonus; perquisite
• 体贴入微tǐ tiē rù wēito show every possible consideration (idiom); meticulous care
• 止血贴zhǐ xuè tiēBand-Aid; plaster
• 招贴画zhāo tiē huàpicture poster (for advertising or propaganda)
• 脸上贴金liǎn shàng tiē jīn(lit.) to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom); (fig.) to talk up…

Characters that look like 贴

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 站zhànstation; to stand; to halt
• 钻zuānto drill; to bore; to get into
• 脉màiarteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)
• 钴gǔ(chemistry) cobalt (Taiwan pr. gū); used in 钴𬭁gǔ mǔ
• 赃zāngstolen goods; loot; spoils
• 贻yíto present; to bequeath

Sounds the same

Read tiē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 帖fitting snugly; appropriate; suitable
• 萜terpene (chemistry)
• 怗peaceful; quiet

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read tiē correctly.
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