Chinese word dictionary

贴切

tiēqiè · close-fitting; closest (translation)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified贴切

Traditional貼切

Pinyintiēqiè

Part of speech形

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

贴tiē

to stick, to paste; attached; allowance, subsidy

切qiè

to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager

How to learn 贴切

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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一切yíqiè

everything; every; all

密切mìqiè

close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention

切qiē

to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential

亲切qīnqiè

amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar

贴tiē

to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip

补贴bǔtiē

to subsidize; subsidy; allowance; to supplement (one's salary etc); benefit