How to say “newspaper” in Chinese
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“Newspaper” in Chinese is 报纸, bào zhǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
报纸 is read bào zhǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
On the left, 纟 “thread”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “报纸”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 报纸. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我把旧报纸扔了。wǒbǎjiùbàozhǐrēngleI threw away the old newspapers.
- 他用报纸扇风tāyòngbàozhǐshānfēngHe's fanning himself with a newspaper.
- 图书馆把大量旧报纸数字化了，读者在网上就能查到。túshūguǎnbǎdàliàngjiùbàozhǐshùzìhuàle,dúzhězàiwǎngshangjiùnéngchádàoThe library has digitized a large number of old newspapers — readers can find them right online.
More words from the lesson “News and interests”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “newspaper” in Chinese?
“Newspaper” in Chinese is 报纸, pinyin bàozhǐ.
What does 报纸 mean?
报纸 (bàozhǐ) means “newspaper”.
How do you write 报纸?
报纸 is 2 characters: 报 (bào) — report; newspaper; 纸 (zhǐ) — paper. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 报纸?
报纸 is read bàozhǐ. Tones: bào — fourth tone, zhǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“newspaper” in the lesson “News and interests”
This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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