帖子

tiězi

noun HSK 7-9

Meanings

1 post; message (on a forum or social media)
2 invitation card; note

Characters

card; note; invitation

Originally meant a card or invitation. In modern Chinese, primarily refers to an online forum post or social media message.

Examples

他在论坛上发了一个帖子。

Tā zài lùntán shàng fā le yígè tiězi.

He posted a message on the forum.

这个帖子的回复太多了，看不过来。

Zhège tiězi de huífù tài duō le, kàn buguò lái.

This post has too many replies — I can't keep up.

Tips

usage

发帖 (fā tiě, to make a post), 回帖 (huí tiě, to reply to a post), and 顶帖 (dǐng tiě, to bump a post) are essential internet vocabulary. 水帖 (shuǐ tiě) means a low-effort or spam post — literally a 'watered-down' post.

Stroke Order

帖 tiě

子 zǐ