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帖子 (tiě zi) — (on the internet) post, thread; (physical) card, invitation

Definition

帖子 covers both senses: an online post/thread and a physical card or invitation. For invitations, 请帖 is the more formal written invitation; 卡片 is a general card (membership, greeting).

noun
(on the internet) postthread(physical) cardinvitation
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 帖子？
    Nǐ cháng cháng zài lùn tán shàng fā tiě zi ma?
    Do you often post on forums?
  • 帖子。
    Tā men gěi měi gè kè rén fā le jié hūn tiě zi.
    They sent wedding invitations to every guest.
  • 帖子，“”。
    Wǒ kàn dào yì zhāng tiě zi, shàng miàn xiě zhe "shēng rì kuài lè".
    I saw a card that said 'Happy Birthday'.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

帖tiēcard/message
子zǐsuffix

'帖' card or message and '子' make the everyday word for a post.

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
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.

Open 帖 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Computers & Internet

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