妥帖 (tuǒ tiē) — appropriate, fitting, proper, well-arranged

Definition

adjective
appropriatefittingproperwell-arranged

Examples

  • 妥帖，。
    Tā de huí dá fēi cháng tuǒ tiē, dà jiā dōu tóng yì.
    His answer was very appropriate, and everyone agreed.
  • 妥帖，。
    Zhè ge fāng àn ān pái dé xiāng dāng tuǒ tiē, méi yǒu rèn hé lòu dòng.
    This plan is quite well arranged, without any loopholes.
  • 妥帖。
    Tā xuǎn yòng le yí gè hěn tuǒ tiē de cí yǔ lái biǎo dá xīn qíng.
    She chose a very fitting word to express her feelings.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

妥tuǒproper
帖tiēfitting

“妥” and “帖” both convey properness and smoothness, together meaning fitting or well arranged.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

妥 combines 爪 (hand) and 女 (woman), as a hand comforting or placating a woman.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
巾巾jīna square item of cloth
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn帖tiě
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 巾 shows a square item of cloth. The right part 占 gives the sound.

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