Chinese word

贴片

Pronunciation

Pinyintiē piàn

Meaning

  • nounpatch

Example

她在肩膀上贴了贴片。tā zài jiān bǎng shàng tiē le tiē piàn

She put a patch on her shoulder.

Illustration for 贴片 (patch)

More examples

她每天晚上敷眼部贴片。tā měi tiān wǎn shàng fū yǎn bù tiē piàn

Every night, she puts on an eye patch.

Core concept

A thin piece fixed onto a surface so that it can deliver treatment or perform a small function.

Common phrases

  • 眼部贴片yǎn bù tiē piàn

    eye patch

  • 美容贴片měi róng tiē piàn

    beauty patch

Similar words

膏药gāo yào: A medicated plaster made of cloth or paper is stuck to the skin to let medicine soak in.
创可贴chuāng kě tiē: A small adhesive bandage covers and protects a minor injury.

Definition in Chinese

一种贴于皮肤表面以发挥局部或经皮疗效的薄片状外用药物；在特定语境下同写法也可指贴在物体表面的薄小部件。yì zhǒng tiē yú pí fū biǎo miàn yǐ fā huī jú bù huò jīng pí liáo xiào de báo piàn zhuàng wài yòng yào wù zài tè dìng yǔ jìng xià tóng xié fǎ yě kě zhǐ tiē zài wù tǐ biǎo miàn de báo xiǎo bù jiàn

Word origin

贴片 (tiēpiàn, "patch") combines 贴 (tiē, "attach") and 片 (piàn, "thin piece"), naming a thin piece attached to a surface.

Usage tips

  • The surrounding topic separates a medical patch placed on the body from a small surface-mounted part used in electronics.

Other meanings

  • compressnoun
  • surface-mount componentnoun

Opposites

  • 口服药kǒu fú yàooral medicationnoun

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