tiē

怗

Character · VerbTraditional貼

paste; stick; suppress rebellion

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Meanings

3 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to paste; to stick; to attach

Most common modern usage. Used for attaching objects to surfaces with adhesive.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
yóu邮
piào票
tiē贴
zài在
xìn信
fēng封
shàng上
 。

Please stick the stamp on the envelope.

Qiáng墙
shàng上
tiē贴
zhe着
yī一
zhāng张
hǎi海
bào报
 。

A poster is stuck on the wall.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
jiāo胶
dài带
kě可
yǐ以
tiē贴
zhù住
rèn任
hé何
dōng东
xi西
 。

This tape can stick to anything.

2.

verb

to pacify; to suppress; to quell (rebellion)

archaic

Literary or archaic usage found in classical Chinese texts.

Dà大
jiāng将
jūn军
shuài率
jūn军
tiē贴
píng平
pàn叛
luàn乱
 。

The general led his troops to suppress the rebellion.

Wáng王
shī师
tiē贴
luàn乱
 ,
tiān天
xià下
tài太
píng平
 。

The royal army quelled the chaos, bringing peace to the world.

3.

verb

to subsidize; to help financially

Used in compound words like 补贴 (subsidy) and 津贴 (allowance).

Gōng公
sī司
měi每
yuè月
gěi给
tā他
tiē贴
bǔ补
fáng房
zū租
 。

The company subsidizes his rent every month.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
tiē贴
qián钱
zhī支
chí持
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
 。

The government is putting money into supporting this project.