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1.

Animated Stroke Order 贴

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2.

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3.

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Left-Right

贴

贝shell/wealth

贴=

4.

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5.

How to Use 贴

Physical Sticking or Posting

These words involve physically attaching something to a surface.

粘贴 • zhān tiē • paste; stick • HSK 5

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 贴

补贴 • bǔ tiē • subsidy; allowance

HSK 6

bǔ补

tiē

7.

Example Sentences

Tā他

yǒu有

yī一

gè个

tiē贴

shēn身

de

Information

Pinyintiē

Meaningto stick, paste, or attach

Strokes9

Radical贝

Traditional貼

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1465

Zhuyinㄊㄧㄝ

UnicodeU+8D34

CangjieYBYR

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贝shell/wealth

Wealth (贝) attached or stuck (占) like a label or adhesive — to paste or subsidize.

zhān粘

tiē贴

paste; stick

张贴 • zhāng tiē • Post / Stick up • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhāng张

tiē贴

Post / Stick up

Being Close or Considerate

These words express closeness or consideration, either physically or emotionally.

体贴 • tǐ tiē • show consideration for • HSK 5

HSK 5

tǐ体

tiē贴

show consideration for

贴近 • tiē jìn • to press close to • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

tiē贴

jìn近

to press close to

贴

subsidy; allowance

贴切 • tiē qiè • Appropriate

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

tiē贴

qiè切

Appropriate

的

bǎo保

biāo镖

。

He has a personal bodyguard.

gōng公

sī司

měi每

yuè月

fā发

fàng放

jiāo交

tōng通

jīn津

tiē贴

。

The company provides a monthly transportation allowance.

tā她

shì是

gè个

hěn很

tiē贴

xīn心

de的

péng朋

yǒu友

。

She is a very thoughtful friend

wǒ我

zài在

bǐ笔

jì记

běn本

shàng上

tiē贴

le了

tiē贴

zhǐ纸

。

I put stickers on my notebook

Qǐng请

bǎ把

zhè这

zhāng张

hǎi海

bào报

tiē贴

zài在

qiáng墙

shàng上

。

Please stick this poster on the wall.

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HSK (3.0) Level 5

Characters from the same exam level.

背bèiback
本běnroot; [measure word for books]
必bìmust, certainly, necessarily
便biànconvenience; excrement or urine; relieve oneself
别biéseparate
饼bǐnga round flat cake or pastry

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "tie".

帖tiēinvitation, note, or calligraphy model
铁tiěiron (the metal)

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "贝".

赊shēbuy and sell on credit, distant
购gòuto buy; to purchase
赋fùto bestow, to endow; also a literary form
费fèito spend, to cost; expenses, fees
赝yànfalse; counterfeit; bogus; sham
赣gànJiangxi province; places therein

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