Chinese Word: 倒贴 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

倒 dào 贴 tiē (Trad.: 倒貼)

to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)

1		mèng shān dōu 孟山都 dào tiē 倒贴 nóng mín 农民 qián 钱 qù 去 mǎi 买 tā 它 de 的 jìng zhēng zhě 竞争者 de 的 chú cǎo jì 除草剂。 Monsanto has been paying farmers to use its competitors' herbicides.
2		nǐ 你 yě 也 kě yǐ 可以 dào tiē 倒贴 zhāng 张 zhuāng shì 装饰 yóu piào 邮票， zhè 这 yì wèi zhe 意味着 “ wǒ 我 ài 爱 nǐ 你 ” 。 You could add a decorative stamp and affix it upside down - a custom that means 'I love you'.
3		zhè 这 shì 是 yī gè 一个 zhí de 值得 nǐ 你 dào tiē 倒贴 qián 钱 quàn 劝 tā 他 bié 别 zài 再 xiā 瞎 xiě 写 de 的 zuò jiā 作家。 This is one man I'd gladly help support by PAYING HIM to stop writing.
4		zhī suǒ yǐ 之所以 yào 要 dào tiē 倒贴， shì yīn wèi 是因为 “ dào 倒 ” zài 在 zhōng wén 中文 lǐ 里 yǔ 与 “ dào lái 到来 ” xié yīn 谐音。 It is because the Chinese word for invert bears the same pronunciation as the word arrive.
5		jiǎ shè 假设 yí xià 一下， xiàn zài 现在 yǒu 有 dà kuǎn 大款 dào tiē 倒贴， kě shì 可是 nǐ 你 xiǎng 想 tuì chū 退出， zǎ 咋 zhěng 整？ Q. Say you pull in a rich Chinese and are looking for an exit. Then what?

1		mèng shān dōu 孟山都 dào tiē 倒贴 nóng mín 农民 qián 钱 qù 去 mǎi 买 tā 它 de 的 jìng zhēng zhě 竞争者 de 的 chú cǎo jì 除草剂。 Monsanto has been paying farmers to use its competitors' herbicides.
2		nǐ 你 yě 也 kě yǐ 可以 dào tiē 倒贴 zhāng 张 zhuāng shì 装饰 yóu piào 邮票， zhè 这 yì wèi zhe 意味着 “ wǒ 我 ài 爱 nǐ 你 ” 。 You could add a decorative stamp and affix it upside down - a custom that means 'I love you'.
3		zhè 这 shì 是 yī gè 一个 zhí de 值得 nǐ 你 dào tiē 倒贴 qián 钱 quàn 劝 tā 他 bié 别 zài 再 xiā 瞎 xiě 写 de 的 zuò jiā 作家。 This is one man I'd gladly help support by PAYING HIM to stop writing.
4		zhī suǒ yǐ 之所以 yào 要 dào tiē 倒贴， shì yīn wèi 是因为 “ dào 倒 ” zài 在 zhōng wén 中文 lǐ 里 yǔ 与 “ dào lái 到来 ” xié yīn 谐音。 It is because the Chinese word for invert bears the same pronunciation as the word arrive.
5		jiǎ shè 假设 yí xià 一下， xiàn zài 现在 yǒu 有 dà kuǎn 大款 dào tiē 倒贴， kě shì 可是 nǐ 你 xiǎng 想 tuì chū 退出， zǎ 咋 zhěng 整？ Q. Say you pull in a rich Chinese and are looking for an exit. Then what?