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粘贴 (zhān tiē) — to stick, to affix (physically); to paste (in computing, as in 'copy and paste')

Definition

粘合+粘贴, focuses on actually attaching something onto a surface — more concrete than the standalone 贴, which also means 'to post' or 'to snuggle up'. In computing, it specifically means 'paste' (as in 复制粘贴).

verb
to stickto affix (physically)to paste (in computing, as in 'copy and paste')

Examples

  • 粘贴。
    Qǐng bǎ yóu piào zhān tiē zài xìn fēng shàng.
    Please stick the stamp on the envelope.
  • 粘贴。
    Nǐ kě yǐ zhí jiē zhān tiē wén zì dào yóu jiàn lǐ.
    You can directly paste the text into the email.
  • 粘贴。
    Tā bǎ zhào piàn zhān tiē dào le xiàng cè lǐ.
    He pasted the photo into the album.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

粘niánstick
贴tiēpaste

粘 and 贴 both mean stick or paste, so together they express attaching something to a surface.

Characters in this word

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
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn粘zhān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

粘 pairs 米 (rice) with 占, which gives the sound. The 米 part is the rice in glutinous, sticky rice.

Open 粘 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 貼; 贴 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn貼tiē
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 貼 pairs 貝, a shell, with 占 as a sound part; the simplified 贴 is a later shorthand.

Open 贴 →
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