Meaning
to stick; to paste; to keep close to; to fit snugly; subsidize; allowance
Chinese: 粘贴、贴近，也指补贴。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tie” becomes a different word in each tone. 贴 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 体贴tǐ tiēconsiderate (of other people's needs)
- 补贴bǔ tiēto subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc)
- 粘贴zhān tiēto stick; to affix; to adhere; to paste (as in "copy and paste")
- 贴近tiē jìnto press close to; to snuggle close; intimate
- 津贴jīn tiēallowance
Example Sentence
他把一张照片贴在了墙上。Tā bǎ yì zhāng zhào piàn tiē zài le qiáng shàng.He pasted a photo on the wall.
他Tāhe把bǎ(marks the object)一yìone张zhāngto open up照片zhào piànphotograph贴tiēto stick在zàiat了le(completed action)墙qiángwall (CL:面,堵)上shàngon。