Chinese Word of the Day

报纸
bào zhǐ

newspaper

Definitions

Chinese > English
报纸
1. Simplified form of 報紙
報紙	bàozhǐ
1. n. newspaper
2. n. newsprint
English > Chinese
newspaper
1. 报纸
2. 报
Components
报
1. Variant of 報
報	bào
1. to avenge; to take revenge
報仇 - to take revenge
報復 - to revenge, to retaliate
2. to repay; to requite; to recompense
報酬 - reward
報應 - retribution
惡報 - retribution
果報 - karma
無以為wéi報 - to be unable to repay a favor
以怨報德 - to return evil for good
3. divine retribution; karma; nemesis
4. to announce; to inform; to report; to tell
我要報一宗盜竊案。 - I want to report a theft.
這個公司報虧損之后，價格就下滑。 - The price went down after the company reported a loss.
5. report; information
報告 - report, lecture
6. newspaper
報紙 - newspaper
日報 - daily newspaper
7. bulletin; newsletter; report
8. journal; periodical
9. Short for 電報, telegram
纸
1. Simplified form of 紙
紙	zhǐ
1. paper
草稿紙 - scratch paper
她買了紙、筆等文具。 - She bought paper, pens, and other such stationery.
他用棕色的紙把包裹包起來。 - He wrapped brown paper around the package.
2. (chiefly Cantonese) currency
港紙 - Hong Kong dollar
加紙 - Canadian dollar
3. (Cantonese, ) banknote; bill
十蚊紙 - ten-dollar bill
4. Short for 紙錢, paper made to resemble money and burnt as an offering to the dead
5. (Mandarin, neologism, slang)
妹紙 - girl
胖紙 - fatty
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