報紙 (bou3 zi2 | bao4 zhi3) : newspaper

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報紙

bou3 zi2

bao4 zhi3

newspaper; newsprint; press

Classifier: 張

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 47,200

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

報紙 / 报纸

This word has been viewed 6843 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by radagasty on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 3rd Aug 2009 15:23

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Characters in this word:

報 bou3 - repay; recompense; reward
紙 zi2 - paper

8 compounds containing this word:

報紙仔 - a newsboy
報紙報導 - newspaper report
白報紙 - newsprint
睇報紙 - to read a newspaper
華文報紙 - a Chinese language newspaper
中文報紙 - [n] a Chinese language newspaper
報紙檔 - a newspaper vendor's stall
報紙佬 - a newspaper vendor (person)

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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]

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.

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