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贴切

tiēqiè

apt; appropriate; fitting

A person fits a speech bubble into an outline beside a report
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Characters in this word

贴 tiē

Strokes
9
Radical
贝 — sea shell
Made of
贝 sea shell 占 to divine
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

切 qiē

Strokes
4
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
七 seven 刀 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这份报告的标题很贴切,既概括了问题,也避免了夸张的判断。 Zhè fèn bàogào de biāotí hěn tiēqiè, jì gàikuò le wèntí, yě bìmiǎn le kuāzhāng de pànduàn. The title of this report is very apt: it summarises the problem while avoiding exaggerated judgement.
  • 这个比喻贴切又生动,大家一听就明白了。 Zhège bǐyù tiēqiè yòu shēngdòng, dàjiā yì tīng jiù míngbai le. This metaphor is apt and vivid; everyone understood it as soon as they heard it.
  • 评委认为他的分析非常贴切,切中了要害。 Píngwěi rènwéi tā de fēnxī fēicháng tiēqiè, qièzhòng le yàohài. The judges thought his analysis was very fitting and hit the key point.

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