贴 (tiē): paste, subsidy
贴 (tiē) is a Chinese character meaning “paste, subsidy.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 贝 (semantic) and 占 (phonetic). It ranks #1445 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 贴 money. Its radical form 贝 (shell) appears in many related characters such as 贵 (guì, abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]), 负 (fù, to bear), 责 (zé, responsibility).
Definitions
- paste, subsidy
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 贴
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 补贴verb/noun | bǔ tiē | to subsidize | 6 |
| 贴近verb/adjective | tiē jìn | to press close to | 6 |
| 粘贴verb | zhān tiē | to stick | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 体贴 | tǐ tiē | considerate (of other people's needs) |
| 贴心 | tiē xīn | intimate |
| 贴身 | tiē shēn | worn next to the skin |
| 津贴 | jīn tiē | allowance |
| 张贴 | zhāng tiē | to post (a notice) |
| 贴切 | tiē qiè | close-fitting |
| 紧贴 | jǐn tiē | to stick close to |
| 贴金 | tiē jīn | to cover (a statue) with gold leaf |
| 倒贴 | dào tiē | to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money) |
| 贴画 | tiē huà | pinup picture |
| 体贴入微 | tǐ tiē rù wēi | to show every possible consideration (idiom) |
| 锅贴 | guō tiē | fried dumpling |
| 贴现 | tiē xiàn | discount |
| 贴边 | tiē biān | welt |
| 招贴 | zhāo tiē | poster |
贴 appears in 69 compound words: 42 as the first character, 48 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 贴 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
请把这张通知贴在公告栏上。
Qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng tōngzhī tiē zài gōnggào lán shang.
Please post this notice on the bulletin board.
江肇国批公务机关贴“马上有钱”春联很奇怪 今天有单位换掉了
jiāng zhào guó pī gōng wù jī guān tiē mǎ shàng yǒu qián chūn lián hěn qí guài jīn tiān yǒu dān wèi huàn diào le
Jiang Zhaoguo criticized the public agency for posting "money soon" Spring Festival couplets are very strange Today some units have been replaced
娱乐抢先看/始源8字贴文挺尹锡悦掀论战、逸祥探望山猪父母惹泪
yú lè qiǎng xiān kàn shǐ yuán 8 zì tiē wén tǐng 尹 xī yuè xiān lùn zhàn , yì xiáng tàn wàng shān zhū fù mǔ rě lèi
Entertainment sneak peek/Siyuan 8-word post supports Yin Xiyue's debate, and Yixiang's visit to the parents of the wild boar brings tears
韩马利中山大宅跟北方煮锅贴过年 圈中老公杜燕歌系清朝皇族后裔
hán mǎ lì zhōng shān dà zhái gēn běi fāng zhǔ guō tiē guò nián juān zhōng lǎo gōng dù yān gē xì qīng cháo huáng zú hòu yì
Han Mali's Zhongshan mansion cooks potstickers in the north for the New Year, and her husband Du Yange in the circle is a descendant of the Qing Dynasty royal family
记者观察:食品贴上警示标签 智利欲全民瘦身?
jì zhě guàn chá shí pǐn tiē shǎng jǐng shì biāo qiān zhì lì yù quán mín shòu shēn ?
Reporter's observation: food labeled with a warning that Chile wants to slim down the whole population?
列国鉴|记者观察:食品贴上警示标签 智利欲全民瘦身..
liè guó jiàn jì zhě guàn chá shí pǐn tiē shǎng jǐng shì biāo qiān zhì lì yù quán mín shòu shēn . .
China's foreign policy: Chile wants to reduce the number of people in the country...
把这张邮票贴在明信片上，然后投到邮箱里。
Bǎ zhè zhāng yóupiào tiē zài míngxìnpiàn shàng, ránhòu tóu dào yóuxiāng lǐ.
Put this stamp on the postcard and drop it in the mailbox.
湿衣服贴着你的皮肤。
Shī yīfú tiē zhe nǐ de pífū.
Wet clothes stick to your skin.
翻译跟原文很贴切。
Fānyì gēn yuánwén hěn tiēqiè.
The translation is quite true to the original.
他把耳朵贴在门上听。
Tā bǎ ěrduo tiē zài mén shàng tīng.
He listened with his ear to the door.
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