Chinese symbol for “properly”
妥帖
tuǒ tiē
properly; satisfactorily; firmly; very fitting
The closest CC-CEDICT match for properly is 妥帖 (tuǒ tiē), defined as: properly; satisfactorily; firmly; very fitting; appropriate; proper.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “properly”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 好好 | hǎo hǎo | in perfectly good condition; perfectly all right; well; thoroughly; carefully; properly |
| 好生 | hǎo shēng | (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly |
| 得法 | dé fǎ | (doing sth) in the right way; suitable |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 妥帖.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妥协 (妥協) | tuǒ xié | to compromise; to reach terms |
| 妥善 | tuǒ shàn | appropriate; proper |
| 妥当 (妥當) | tuǒ dang | appropriate; proper |
| 不妥 | bù tuǒ | not proper; inappropriate |
| 稳妥 (穩妥) | wěn tuǒ | dependable |
| 谈妥 (談妥) | tán tuǒ | to come to terms; to reach an agreement |
| 帖子 | tiě zi | card; invitation |
| 发帖 (發帖) | fā tiě | to post (an item on a forum) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “properly”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.