# 贴切 (tiēqiè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 贴切 (tiēqiè) means “apt; appropriate; fitting”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: apt; appropriate; fitting
- Pinyin: tiēqiè (tie1 qie4)
- Traditional: 貼切
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 你用的这个比喻非常贴切。
  Nǐ yòng de zhège bǐyù fēicháng tiēqiè.
  This metaphor you used is very apt.

## Characters

- [贴](https://hanziro.com/word/tie-stick/) (tiē): to stick; to paste
- [切](https://hanziro.com/word/qie-cut/) (qiē): to cut; to slice

https://hanziro.com/word/tie-qie-apt/

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