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纸

zhǐ · zhi

Traditional 紙 / 帋

HSK 2Measure words: 张 zhāng, 沓 dá

Meaning

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zhǐ 紙

  1. paper
  2. classifier for documents, letters etc

zhǐ 帋

  1. variant of 紙 / 纸 (zhǐ)
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In a conversation

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Out of paper

  1. Liangliang

    打印机(dǎyìnjī)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)动(dòng)了(le)？

    Why has the printer stopped?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，里面(lǐmiàn)没(méi)有(yǒu)纸(zhǐ)了(le)。

    Look, there is no paper inside.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)有(yǒu)纸(zhǐ)吗(ma)？只(zhǐ)要(yào)几(jǐ)张(zhāng)。

    Do you have paper? I only need a few sheets.

  4. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，不过(bùguò)是(shì)画画(huàhuà)的(de)纸(zhǐ)。

    Yes, but it is drawing paper.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)的(de)报告(bàogào)会(huì)很(hěn)有(yǒu)艺术(yìshù)感(gǎn)。

    Then my report will look very artistic.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)会(huì)发(fā)现(xiàn)它(tā)用(yòng)几(jǐ)页(yè)纸(zhǐ)进(jìn)一(yí)步(bù)作(zuò)了(le)说(shuō)明(míng)。

You will find it stated a few pages further on.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)用(yòng)铅(qiān)笔(bǐ)在(zài)纸(zhǐ)上(shàng)画(huà)了(le)一(yí)个(ge)圈(quān)。

She drew a circle on a piece of paper with a pencil.

Tatoeba: Chinese by kooler · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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