Usage note
贴的意思是把一个东西粘在另一个东西上。
Tiē de yìsi shì bǎ yī gè dōngxi zhān zài lìng yī gè dōngxi shàng.
To stick means to attach one thing onto another.
Context note
小朋友喜欢在墙上贴漂亮的贴纸。
Xiǎo péngyǒu xǐhuān zài qiáng shàng tiē piàoliang de tiēzhǐ.
Children like to stick beautiful stickers on the wall.
5 examples
我把照片贴在相册里。
wǒ bǎ zhào piàn tiē zài xiàng cè lǐ。
I stick the photo in the album.
他在门上贴了一张通知。
tā zài mén shàng tiē le yì zhāng tōng zhī。
He stuck a notice on the door.
妹妹喜欢贴贴纸。
mèi mei xǐ huan tiē tiē zhǐ。
Little sister likes to stick stickers.
请把邮票贴在信封上。
qǐng bǎ yóu piào tiē zài xìn fēng shàng。
Please stick the stamp on the envelope.
我们贴了一张海报在教室。
wǒ men tiē le yì zhāng hǎi bào zài jiào shì。
We stuck a poster in the classroom.
5 mini stories
小明贴了一张画在墙上。画上有彩虹。
xiǎo míng tiē le yì zhāng huà zài qiáng shàng。 huà shàng yǒu cǎi hóng。
Xiaoming stuck a picture on the wall. The picture has a rainbow.
小红贴了一个星星在作业本上。老师表扬了她。
xiǎo hóng tiē le yí gè xīng xīng zài zuò yè běn shàng。 lǎo shī biǎo yáng le tā。
Xiaohong stuck a star on her homework book. The teacher praised her.
爸爸贴了一张地图在墙上。我们找中国的位置。
bà ba tiē le yì zhāng dì tú zài qiáng shàng。 wǒ men zhǎo zhōng guó de wèi zhì。
Dad stuck a map on the wall. We find the location of China.
我贴了一张生日卡在冰箱上。上面有祝福的话。
wǒ tiē le yì zhāng shēng rì kǎ zài bīng xiāng shàng。 shàng miàn yǒu zhù fú de huà。
I stuck a birthday card on the fridge. It has wishes on it.
妹妹贴了一个笑脸在书包上。她很喜欢。
mèi mei tiē le yí gè xiào liǎn zài shū bāo shàng。 tā hěn xǐ huan。
Little sister stuck a smiley face on her backpack. She likes it very much.
Mini dialogue
贴画
A
请把贴纸贴在纸上。
Qǐng bǎ tiēzhǐ tiē zài zhǐ shàng.
Please stick the sticker on the paper.
B
我贴了一个星星。
Wǒ tiē le yī gè xīngxing.
I stuck a star.
贴通知
A
我们把通知贴在门上吧。
Wǒmen bǎ tōngzhī tiē zài mén shàng ba.
Let's stick the notice on the door.
B
好的，这样大家都能看到。
Hǎo de, zhèyàng dàjiā dōu néng kàn dào.
Okay, so everyone can see it.
Related words and contrasts
similar
粘
zhān
to glue; to stick
Both mean to attach something.
opposite
撕
sī
to tear off
Tearing off is the opposite of sticking on.
related
贴纸
tiēzhǐ
sticker
A sticker is something you stick on surfaces.