紙 (zi2 | zhi3) : paper

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紙

zi2

zhi3

[1] paper
[2] classifier for letters, documents, etc

(Classifier(s): 張, 沓)

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 1

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

紙 / 纸

This word has been viewed 20785 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Jul 2009 15:28

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報紙 bou3 zi2 bao4 zhi3 = newspaper

廁紙 ci3 zi2 ce4 zhi3 = toilet paper 粵

紙巾 zi2 gan1 zhi3 jin1 = tissue (paper)

紙袋 zi2 doi6*2 zhi3 dai4 = paper bag

紙張 zi2 zoeng1 zhi3 zhang1 = paper

沙紙 saa1 zi2 sha1 zhi3 = certificate 粵

草紙 cou2 zi2 = rough straw paper; toilet paper

膠紙 gaau1 zi2 jiao1 zhi3 = sticky tape; Scotch tape; adhesive paper

貓紙 maau1 zi2 = cheat sheet 粵

紙煙 zi2 jin1 zhi3 yan1 = cigarette

手紙 sau2 zi2 shou3 zhi3 = toilet paper; toilet tissue 國

紙老虎 zi2 lou5 fu2 zhi3 lao3 hu3 = a paper tiger

婚紙 fan1 zi2 hun1 zhi3 = marriage certificate 粵

紙皮箱 zi2 pei4 soeng1 = cardboard box 粵

紙窗 zi2 coeng1 zhi3 chuang1 = papered window

貼紙 tip3 zi2 tie1 zhi3 = sticker, decals, self-adhesive ; to sticker

擦紙膠 caat3 zi2 gaau1 = rubber eraser 粵

紙包雞 zi2 baau1 gai1 zhi3 bao1 ji1 = paper-wrapped fried chicken

衛生紙 wai6 sang1 zi2 wei4 sheng1 zhi3 = toilet paper; bathroom tissue 國

圖紙 tou4 zi2 tu2 zhi3 = blueprint; graph paper; drawings; drawing plans; design plans

紙條 zi2 tiu4*2 zhi3 tiao2 = scrip

稿紙 gou2 zi2 gao3 zhi3 = draft paper

卡紙 kaat1/kaa1 zi2 ka3 zhi3; qia3 zhi3 = cardboard; paper jam

咭紙 kat1 zi2 = cardboard 粵

皺紙 zau3 zi2 = crepe paper; creped paper; creping paper; crinkled paper

紙皮 zi2 pei4 zhi3 pi2 = leatheroid ; cardboard , paperboard

雞皮紙 gai1 pei4 zi2 ji1 pi2 zhi3 = M.G. wrapping paper; machine glazed wrapping paper; craft paper

仄紙 zak1 zi2 = cheque; check (as a loanword) 粵

保鮮紙 bou2 sin1 zi2 = wrapping film; clear plastic wrap; "Saran Wrap" 粵

港紙 gong2 zi2 = Hong Kong dollar 粵

牆紙 coeng4 zi2 qiang2 zhi3 = wallpaper

紙樣 zi2 joeng6 = paper pattern; dress pattern

錫紙 sek3 zi2 xi1 zhi3 = tinfoil

紗紙 saa1 zi2 = tissue paper

出世紙 ceot1 sai3 zi2 = a birth certificate

銀紙 ngan4 zi2 = banknote 粵

摺紙 zip3 zi2 zhe2 zhi3 = origami; to fold paper

瓦通紙板 ngaa5 tung1 zi2 baan2 = corrugated cardboard

大紙張 daai6 zi2 zoeng1 = foolscap

七彩碎紙 cat1 coi2 seoi3 zi2 = confetti 粵

拍紙簿 paak3 zi2 bou6*2 = (writing) pad, block

濕紙巾 sap1 zi2 gan1 = wet-nap paper towels

紙尿片 zi2 niu6 pin3*2 zhi3 niao4 pian4 = disposable nappies

紙杯 zi2 bui1 = paper cups

新聞紙 san1 man4 zi2 = newspaper, newsprint

大紙 daai6 zi2 = large denomination notes; foolscap

字紙 zi6 zi2 = waste paper (already written on)

痘紙 dau6*2 zi2 = certificate of vaccination

報紙仔 bou3 zi2 zai2 = a newsboy

針紙 zam1 zi2 = certificate of inoculation against cholera

倒字紙 dou2 zi6 zi2 = to dump waste paper

細紙 sai3 zi2 = small (denomination) notes

散紙 saan3*2 zi2 = small (denomination) notes 粵

吸水紙 kap1 seoi2 zi2 = blotting paper

玻璃紙 bo1 lei4*1 zi2 bo1 li2 zhi3 (Taiwan), bo1 li5 zhi3 (PRC) = cellophane

板紙 baan2 zi2 ban3 zhi3 = paperboard; board

報紙報導 bou3 zi2 bou3 dou6 bao4 zhi3 bao4 dao3 = newspaper report

紙箱 zi2 soeng1 zhi3 xiang1 = cardboard box

紙面本 zi2 min6 bun2 zhi3 mian4 ben3 = softcover; paperback

紙盒 zi2 hap6*2 zhi3 he2 = carton

紙板 zi2 baan2 zhi3 ban4 = cardboard

紙板盒 zi2 baan2 hap6*2 zhi3 ban3 he2 = carton

紙板箱 zi2 baan2 soeng1 zhi3 ban3 xiang1 = fibreboard box

硬紙板 ngaang6 zi2 baan2 ying4 zhi3 ban3 = cardboard

薄紙板 bok6 zi2 baan2 bao2 zhi3 ban3 = cardboard

濾紙 leoi6 zi2 lv4 zhi3 = filter paper

廢紙簍 fai3 zi2 lau5 fei4 zhi3 lou3 = wastepaper basket 國

字紙簍 zi6 zi2 lau5 zi4 zhi3 lou3 = wastepaper basket 國

字紙籮 zi6 zi2 lo4*1 zi4 zhi3 luo1 = wastepaper basket 粵

紙屑 zi2 sit3 zhi3 xie4 = scraps of paper

廢紙 fai3 zi2 fei4 zhi3 = wastepaper

描圖紙 miu4 tou4 zi2 miao2 tu2 zhi3 = tracing paper

複寫紙 fuk1 se2 zi2 fu4 xie3 zhi3 = carbon paper

包裝紙 baau1 zong1 zi2 bao1 zhuang1 zhi3 = [n] wrapper

紙鷂 zi2 jiu6*2 = kite 粵

白報紙 baak6 bou3 zi2 bai2 bao4 zhi3 = newsprint

九宮格習字紙 gau2 gung1 gaak3 zaap6 zi6 zi2 = the Nine-Palace Grids

十八格習字紙 sap6 baat3 gaak3 zaap6 zi6 zi2 = the paper used in Chinese copybooks for characters approximately 1cm x 1cm

宣紙 syun1 zi2 = rice paper

粗紙 cou1 zi2 = coarse paper

糖紙 tong4*2 zi2 = sweet wrappers

入伙紙 jap6 fo2 zi2 = an occupation permit 粵

滿意紙 mun5 ji3 zi2 = a letter of compliance

西紙 sai1 zi2 = foreign paper currency 粵

紙幣 zi2 bai6 = paper money

貼紙相 tip3 zi2 soeng1*2 = [n] sticker photos

脫墨新聞紙 tyut3 mak6*2 san1 man4 zi2 = deinked newsprint

睇報紙 tai2 bou3 zi2 = to read a newspaper 粵

華文報紙 waa4 man4 bou3 zi2 = a Chinese language newspaper

印水紙 jan3 seoi2 zi2 = [n] blotting paper; paste-on tattoos

入紙 jap6 zi2 = [v] to submit an application (lit., "insert paper")

插入紙 caap3 jap6 zi2 = insertion paper, interleave

紙札公仔 zi2 zaat3 gung1 zai2 = [n] a papier mache servant (in funerals) 粵

紙札物品 zi2 zaat3 mat6 ban2 = [n] papier mache

紙札衣 zi2 zaat3 ji1 = [n] papier mache clothes (in funerals)

紙札車 zi2 zaat3 ce1 = [n] papier mache car (in funerals)

紙札電視機 zi2 zaat3 din6 si6 gei1 = [n] papier mache television (in funerals)

金銀紙 gam1 ngan4 zi2 = joss paper (money) 粵

金銀衣紙 gam1 ngan4 ji1 zi2 = joss paper

陰司紙 jam1 si1 zi2 = Hell bank notes 粵

方格紙 fong1 gaak3 zi2 fang1 ge2 zhi3 = [n] squared paper; graph paper; grid paper

信紙 seon3 zi2 xin4 zhi3 = writing paper, stationery, letter paper, notepaper

剪紙 zin2 zi2 jian3 zhi3 = paper-cut

中文報紙 zung1 man4 bou3 zi2 zhong1 wen2 bao4 zhi3 = [n] a Chinese language newspaper

紙包不住火 zi2 baau1 bat1 zyu6 fo2 zhi3 bao1 bu5 zhu4 huo3 = one can't wrap fire in paper (there is no concealing the truth); truth will out 國

面巾紙 min6 gan1 zi2 mian4 jin1 zhi3 = facial tissue

牛皮紙 ngau4 pei4 zi2 niu2 pi2 zhi3 = kraft paper

羊皮紙 yoeng4 pei4 zi2 yang2 pi2 zhi3 = parchment

土紙 tou2 zi2 tu3 zhi3 = handmade paper

竹紙 zuk1 zi2 zhu2 zhi3 = paper made from young bamboo

紙上談兵 zi2 soeng6 taam4 bing1 zhi3 shang4 tan2 bing1 = hot air; idle theorizing

以膠紙封嘴 ji5 gaau1 zi2 fung1 zeoi2 = have one's mouth taped shut (common formation)

報紙檔 bou3 zi2 dong3 = a newspaper vendor's stall

報紙佬 bou3 zi2 lou2 = a newspaper vendor (person)

打針紙 daa2 zam1 zi2 = paper that proves the innoculations one has received (lit., "injection paper")

放紙鷂 fong3 zi2 jiu6*2 = to fly a kite 粵

過底紙 gwo3 dai2 zi2 = carbon paper

砂紙機 saa1 zi2 gei1 = sander (machine) (common formation)

紙黃金 zi2 wong4 gam1 = paper gold (common formation)

合法發行的銀行紙幣 hap6 faat3 faat3 hang4 dik1 ngan4 hong4 zi2 bai6 he2 fa3 fa1 xing2 de5 yin2 hang2 zhi3 bi4 = bank note lawfully issued 國 (common formation)

出水紙 ceot1 seoi2 zi2 = bill of lading

人情紙咁薄 jan4 cing4 zi2 gam3 bok6 = human decency is thin like paper (i.e., don't expect decency from people) 粵

醫生紙 ji1 sang1 zi2 = a doctor's note; a medical certificate

咪紙 mai1 zi2 = [photography] bromide paper (as partial loanword) 粵

碎紙機 seoi3 zi2 gei1 = a shredder

碎紙 seoi3 zi2 = to shred paper

捕蠅紙 bou6 jing4 zi2 bu3 ying2 zhi3 = flypaper

相紙 soeng3 zi2 xiang4 zhi3 = photographic paper

穿孔紙帶 cyun1 hung2 zi2 daai3*2 chuan1 kong3 zhi3 dai4 = perforated paper tape; punched paper tape; punched tape

紙帶 zi2 daai3*2 zhi3 dai4 = punched tape; punch tape; ticker-tape

叼紙牙 diu1 zi2 ngaa4 = a gripper (as used in printing)

搬字過紙 bun1 zi6 gwo3 zi2 = copy without thinking

瓦通紙 ngaa5 tung1 zi2 = die-cut corrugated board; corrugated cardboard

紙錢 zi2 cin4*2 = paper made to resemble money and burned as an offering to the dead

紙帶打點計時器 zi2 daai3*2 daa2 dim2 gai3 si4 hei3 zhi3 dai4 da3 dian3 ji4 shi2 qi4 = a ticker-tape timer (common formation)

蠟青紙 laap6 ceng1 zi2 = linoleum 粵

紙包唔住火 zi2 baau1 m4 zyu6 fo2 = there is no concealing the truth (lit., "one can't wrap fire in paper") 粵

報生紙 bou3 sang1 zi2 = birth certificate 粵

紙紮 zi2 zaat3 = paper (e.g., as in paper offerings / superstitious goods)

紙紮公仔 zi2 zaat3 gung1 zai2 = a paper doll; a pinata 粵

蠟紙 laap6 zi2 = waxed paper, stencil paper; a stencil

砂紙 saa1 zi2 sha1 zhi3 = sandpaper, abrasive paper

面油紙 min6 jau4 zi2 mian4 you2 zhi3 = anti-shine blotting sheet

行街紙 haang4 gaai1 zi2 = recognizance (immigration document) 粵

強力紙夾 koeng4 lik6 zi2 gaap3 qiang2 li4 zhi3 jia1 = a bulldog clip

送紙器 sung3 zi2 hei3 song4 zhi3 qi4 = a sheet feeder

紙夾 zi2 gaap3*2 zhi3 jia1 = paper clip

苔紙 toi4 zi2 = paper made from moss

飛紙仔 fei1 zi2 zai2 fei1 zhi3 zai3 = of a script-writer to change the script or write a script on the spot while filming a movie 粵

加紙 gaa1 zi2 jia1 zhi3 = Canadian dollar 粵

紙皮石 zi2 pei4 sek6 zhi3 pi2 shi2 = tessera

活頁紙 wut6 jip6 zi2 huo2 ye4 zhi3 = loose-leaf paper

壁紙 bik1 zi2 bi4 zhi3 = wallpaper

紙鎮 zi2 zan3 zhi3 zhen4 = paper weight

膠紙座 gaau1 zi2 zo6 jaio1 zhi3 zuo4 = tape dispenser 粵

餐巾紙 caan1 gan1 zi2 can1 jin1 zhi3 = napkin

紐西蘭紙 nau2 sai1 laan4 zi2 = New Zealand Dollar

紙鳶 zi2 jyun1 zhi3 yuan1 = kite 國

紙色層分析法 zi2 sik1 cang4 fan1 sik1 faat3 zhi3 se4 ceng2 fen1 xi1 fa3 = [化] paper chromatography

紙色層法 zi2 sik1 cang4 faat3 zhi3 se4 ceng2 fa3 = [化] paper chromatography

學校廢紙回收計劃 hok6 haau6 fai3 zi2 wui4 sau1 gai3 waak6 = School Waste Paper Recycling Scheme

洛陽紙貴 lok3 joeng4 zi2 gwai3 = book with tremendous sales caused "the Luoyang paper is expensive"

照銀紙機 ziu3 ngan4 zi2 gei1 zhao4 yin2 zhi3 ji1 = currency detector 粵

紙杯蛋糕 zi2 bui1 daan6 gou1 zhi3 bei1 dan4 gao1 = cupcake

側紙 zak1 zi2 ce4 zhi3 = obi-strip

花令紙 faa1 ling6*2 zi2 = arrest warrant 粵

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份報紙喺盒入便粵
The newspaper is in the box.
[Lit. the newspaper at box inside]

份報紙喺盒上便粵
The newspaper is on top of the box.
[Lit. [counter] newspaper at box top]

唔該你幫我暢散張一百文紙粵
Would you give me change for the hundred-dollar note?

紙係包唔住火。粵
Paper cannot wrap fire.
[Subtext: a secret cannot be kept forever.]

佢哋放緊紙鷂粵
They're flying kites.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,116269]

𡃇啦，唔通冇晒廁紙咩？粵
Uh-oh, don't tell me we're out of toilet roll...
[Lit. Crap, could-it-be don't-have all toilet paper [particle]?]

呢個紙板箱，放喺地下就得㗎喇。粵
Just leave this cardboard box on the floor.
[(No need to do anything else to the box.)]

今日報紙我擸過吓粵
I have a quick glance at today's newspaper.

請你幫我買幾份報紙，南華、星島、明報各一份。
Please buy some newspapers for me, South China (Morning Post), Sing Tao (Daily) and Ming Pao (Daily), one each.

佢哋好開心噉放緊紙鳶粵
They're happily flying kites.

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