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贴

tiē · tie

Traditional 貼

HSK 4

Meaning

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  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
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Fortune upside down

  1. Liangliang

    过年(guònián)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)来(lái)贴(tiē)福字(fúzì)吧(ba)！

    It is New Year. Let us put up the Fu character!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)来(lái)贴(tiē)，你(nǐ)看看(kànkan)贴(tiē)得(de)正(zhèng)不(bù)正(zhèng)。

    OK! I will stick it. Tell me if it is straight.

  3. Liangliang

    有点(yǒudiǎn)歪(wāi)，再(zài)往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    A bit crooked. A little to the left.

  4. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)呢(ne)？

    And now?

  5. Liangliang

    正(zhèng)了(le)。可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)贴(tiē)倒(dào)了(le)！

    Straight now. But you stuck it upside down!

  6. Dengdeng

    没错(méicuò)，福(fú)倒(dào)了(le)，就是(jiùshì)福(fú)到(dào)了(le)！

    Right! Fu upside down means fortune has arrived!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)必(bì)须(xū)把(bǎ)你(nǐ)的(de)照(zhào)片(piàn)贴(tiē)在(zài)申(shēn)请(qǐng)书(shū)上(shàng)。

You need to attach your photo to the application form.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

别(bié)忘(wàng)了(le)在(zài)你(nǐ)的(de)信(xìn)上(shàng)贴(tiē)张(zhāng)邮(yóu)票(piào)。

Don't forget to put a stamp on your letter.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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