贴近

貼近

tiējìn

verb HSK 6 #19,839

Meanings

1 to press close to
2 to be close to
3 to nestle against

Characters

to paste; to stick close

Examples

HSK 3

她把耳朵贴近门，想听里面的声音。

Tā bǎ ěrduo tiējìn mén, xiǎng tīng lǐmiàn de shēngyīn.

She pressed her ear close to the door, trying to hear the sounds inside.

HSK 4

这部电影很贴近生活。

Zhè bù diànyǐng hěn tiējìn shēnghuó.

This movie is very close to real life.

Tips

usage

贴近 can be physical (pressing close) or abstract (close to reality/life). 贴近生活 and 贴近群众 are very common collocations.

Stroke Order

贴 tiē

近 jìn