(tiē) — (bound form) obedient; submissive; properly arranged

Definition

A bound suffix meaning 'well-arranged, appropriate' — used after 妥 (tuǒ) or 服 (fú) to mean 'properly arranged / obedient' (妥帖, 服帖). Never stands alone.

bound form
(bound form) obedientsubmissiveproperly arranged

Examples

  • Tā duì lǎo bǎn hěn fú tiē.
    He is very obedient to his boss.
  • Zhè ge fāng àn fēi cháng tuǒ tiē.
    This plan is very appropriate.
  • Jīng guò fǎn fù xiū gǎi, wén zhāng yòng cí biàn de tuǒ tiē le.
    After repeated revisions, the wording of the article became appropriate.

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