How to say “stick” in Chinese
stick, glue; paste (text)
“Stick” in Chinese is 粘贴, zhān tiē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
粘贴 is read zhān tiē: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 米 “rice”: sticky rice. On the right, 占 zhàn hints at the reading, as it also does in 站 zhàn.
On the left, 贝 “money”; on the right, 占, as in 站 and 店.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “粘贴”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 粘贴. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 把这段文字粘贴到文档里bǎzhèduànwénzìzhāntiēdàowéndàngliPaste this piece of text into the document.
- 请把链接粘贴到浏览器里qǐngbǎliànjiēzhāntiēdàoliúlǎnqìliPlease paste the link into the browser.
More words from the lesson “Document, attachment, version”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “stick” in Chinese?
“Stick” in Chinese is 粘贴, pinyin zhāntiē.
What does 粘贴 mean?
粘贴 (zhāntiē) means “stick, glue; paste (text)”.
How do you write 粘贴?
粘贴 is 2 characters: 粘 (zhān) — glue; stick; 贴 (tiē) — stick, paste. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 粘贴?
粘贴 is read zhāntiē. Tones: zhān — first tone, tiē — first tone. The page has an audio recording.
“stick” in the lesson “Document, attachment, version”
This word is from the topic “Network and devices” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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