貼 (tip3 | tie1) : paste; attach; glue; stick

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貼

tip3

tie1

[1] [v] paste; stick; attach; glue [2] [v] keep close; nestle closely to [3] [v] make up the deficiency; subsidise; [n] subsidies; allowance [4] proper; appropiate; comfortable [5] attached to [6] [n] tip, tape (as a loanword 貼3*1)

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

貼 / 贴

This word has been viewed 9860 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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鍋貼 wo1 tip3 guo1 tie1 = pan-fried dumplings; pot stickers

貼士 tip3*1 si6*2 = tip; gratuity 粵

貼身短褲 tip3 san1 dyun2 fu3 = panties

貼紙 tip3 zi2 tie1 zhi3 = sticker, decals, self-adhesive ; to sticker

補貼 bou2 tip3 bu3 tie1 = subsidy; allowance

津貼 zeon1 tip3 jin1 tie1 = subsidy

體貼 tai2 tip3 ti3 tie1 = considerate (of other people's needs)

貼切 tip3 cit3 tie1 qie1 = appropriate

衰到貼地 seoi1 dou3 tip3 dei6*2 = down on one's luck; extremely nasty or bad 粵

貼紙相 tip3 zi2 soeng1*2 = [n] sticker photos
See all 41 compounds (CantoDict reports 43 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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