Chinese word

贴

Pronunciation

Pinyintiē

Meaning

  • verbstick

Example

我把海报贴在墙上。wǒ bǎ hǎi bào tiē zài qiáng shàng

I stick the poster to the wall.

Illustration for 贴 (stick)

More examples

请把便签贴在书上。qǐng bǎ biàn qiān tiē zài shū shàng

Please stick the sticky note on the book.

Core concept

Fixes a flat item onto a surface so it stays there or can be seen.

Common phrases

  • 贴海报tiē hǎi bào

    stick a poster

  • 贴标签tiē biāo qiān

    stick a label

  • 贴便签tiē biàn qiān

    stick a sticky note

Similar words

张贴zhāng tiē: Put a notice, poster, or sign on a wall or other surface for people to see.
粘贴zhān tiē: Attach something to a surface so it sticks firmly to it.

Definition in Chinese

将通知、标示或装饰性物件固定在可见处以便让人看到，也可指把贴纸、标签等黏到物体表面。jiāng tōng zhī biāo shì huò zhuāng shì xìng wù jiàn gù dìng zài kě jiàn chǔ yǐ biàn ràng rén kàn dào yě kě zhǐ bǎ tiē zhǐ biāo qiān děng nián dào wù tǐ biǎo miàn

Word origin

贴 (tiē, "stick or post") is simplified from 貼 (tiē, "stick or post") and is historically related to attaching paper slips or labels to a surface.

Usage tips

  • In internet Chinese, 发帖 (fātiě, "make a post") extends the idea of putting up a notice to posting a message online.

Other meanings

  • postverb
  • pasteverb

Opposites

  • 撕掉sī diàotear offverb
  • 取下qǔ xiàremoveverb

Related words

  • 贴纸tiē zhǐstickernoun
  • 贴膜tiē móscreen protectornoun
  • 贴心tiē xīnthoughtfuladjective

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