贴近 meaning in English

tiējìn

to press close to; to snuggle close

HSK 7-9verbadjectiveTraditional 貼近16 strokes

Meaning of 贴近

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tiējìn
  1. to press close to
  2. to snuggle close
  3. intimate

贴近 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

口kǒu语yǔ比bǐ书shū面miàn语yǔ更gèng贴tiē近jìn生shēng活huó。
Spoken language is closer to life than written language.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

贴 tiē · to stick · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

近 jìn · near · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 贴近.

最近zuìjìnrecently; soon
接近jiējìnto approach; to get close to
将近jiāngjìnalmost; nearly
近期jìnqīnear in time; in the near future
附近fùjìnnearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
近代jìndàithe not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades
靠近kàojìnto be close to; to approach; to draw near
近来jìnláirecently; lately
补贴bǔtiēto subsidize; subsidy
近视jìnshìmyopic; nearsighted; (fig.) shortsighted
近日jìnrì(in) the past few days; recently
亲近qīnjìn(of people or relationships) close; intimate; to draw close to; to engage with; to become

Questions about 贴近

What does 贴近 mean?

贴近 (tiējìn) means "to press close to; to snuggle close" and is used as a verb and adjective.

How do you write 贴近?

贴近 is made of 2 characters: 贴 (9 strokes), 近 (7 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 贴近 an HSK word?

Yes. 贴近 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 贴近 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 贴近 is written 貼近.