tiě

帖

Character · Noun · Measure word

invitation card; slip of paper; dosage of herbal medicine

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

4 senses · 8 examples
1.

noun

invitation card

Standard term for formal party or wedding invitations.

Wǒ我
shōu收
dào到
le了
péng朋
you友
de的
hūn婚
lǐ礼
qǐng请
tiě帖
 。

I received a wedding invitation from my friend.

Zhǔ主
bàn办
fāng方
gěi给
měi每
wèi位
jiā嘉
bīn宾
dōu都
fā发
le了
qǐng请
tiě帖
 。

The organizer sent invitations to every guest.

2.

noun

paper with birth date

archaic

Used in traditional Chinese wedding rituals to exchange basic personal information.

Gǔ古
dài代
nán男
nǚ女
dìng订
hūn婚
shí时
huì会
jiāo交
huàn换
gēng庚
tiě帖
 。

In ancient times, men and women would exchange birth date slips when betrothed.

Liǎng两
jiā家
jiāo交
huàn换
le了
gēng庚
tiě帖
cái才
suàn算
zhèng正
shì式
dìng定
xià下
hūn婚
yuē约
 。

The two families exchanged birth date slips to formally confirm the marriage contract.

3.

noun

small note; slip of paper

informal

Used in colloquial spoken Mandarin, often shortened to 字帖儿.

Wǒ我
liú留
le了
gè个
zì字
tiě帖
er儿
gěi给
tā他
 ，
ràng让
tā他
wǎn晚
shàng上
lái来
zhǎo找
wǒ我
 。

I left a note for him, telling him to come see me tonight.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
zhè这
ge个
zì字
tiě帖
er儿
jiāo交
gěi给
Wáng王
lǎo老
shī师
 。

Please hand this slip of paper to Teacher Wang.

4.

measure word

dosage of herbal medicine

dialect

Used exclusively for traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions.

Yī医
shēng生
kāi开
le了
yī一
tiě帖
yào药
 ，
ràng让
tā他
měi每
tiān天
hē喝
liǎng两
cì次
 。

The doctor prescribed one dose of herbal medicine, telling him to take it twice a day.

Zhè这
fú幅
zhōng中
yào药
tiě帖
yào要
áo熬
duō多
jiǔ久
 ？

How long should this herbal medicine dose be decocted?