论 文 lùn wén paper / treatise / thesis / CL:篇[pian1] / to discuss a paper or thesis (old) 纸 张 zhǐ zhāng paper 纸 质 zhǐ zhì paper / hard copy / printed (as opposed to electronically displayed) 纸 paper / CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2] / classifier for documents, letter etc 试 卷 shì juàn examination paper / test paper / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 图 纸 tú zhǐ blueprint / drawing / design plans / graph paper 钞 票 chāo piào paper money / a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) / CL:張|张[zhang1],紮|扎[za1] 笔 试 bǐ shì written examination / paper test (for an applicant) 记 事 本 jì shì běn notebook / paper notepad / laptop computer 纸 条 zhǐ tiáo slip of paper 纸 巾 zhǐ jīn paper towel / napkin / facial tissue / CL:張|张[zhang1],包[bao1] 白 皮 书 bái pí shū white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) / white book 废 纸 fèi zhǐ waste paper 剪 纸 jiǎn zhǐ papercutting (Chinese folk art) / to make paper cutouts 卫 生 纸 wèi shēng zhǐ toilet paper / bathroom tissue 答 卷 dá juàn completed examination paper / answer sheet / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 纸 币 zhǐ bì bank notes / paper currency / CL:張|张[zhang1] 条 子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute 信 纸 xìn zhǐ letter paper / writing paper 纸 片 zhǐ piàn a piece, scrap or fragment of paper 打 包 机 dǎ bāo jī paper baler 考 卷 kǎo juàn exam paper 纸 袋 zhǐ dài paper bag 卷 子 juàn zi test paper / examination paper 烧 钱 shāo qián to burn joss paper / (fig.) to flush money down the toilet 考 试 卷 kǎo shì juàn exam paper / test paper / CL:張|张[zhang1] 纸 品 zhǐ pǐn paper products / stationery 纸 浆 zhǐ jiāng paper pulp 包 装 纸 bāo zhuāng zhǐ wrapping paper 下 笔 xià bǐ to put pen to paper 手 纸 shǒu zhǐ toilet paper 信 笺 xìn jiān letter / letter paper 纸 上 谈 兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom) / fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice / armchair strategist / idle theorizing / cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC 牛 皮 纸 niú pí zhǐ kraft paper 宣 纸 xuān zhǐ fine writing paper, originally from Jing county 涇縣|泾县, Xuancheng 宣城, Anhui 纸 杯 zhǐ bēi paper cup 纸 老 虎 zhǐ lǎo hǔ paper tiger 餐 巾 纸 cān jīn zhǐ paper napkin / serviette 扉 页 fēi yè title page / flyleaf / end paper 相 纸 xiàng zhǐ photographic paper 纸 醉 金 迷 zhǐ zuì jīn mí lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom) / fig. indulging in a life of luxury 复 印 纸 fù yìn zhǐ photocopier paper 烧 纸 shāo zhǐ to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony) 稿 纸 gǎo zhǐ draft paper 碎 纸 机 suì zhǐ jī paper shredder 走 马 灯 zǒu mǎ dēng lantern with carousel of paper horses, rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节 / fig. constant busy circulation of people 审 稿 shěn gǎo to review (a paper or manuscript) 挥 毫 huī háo to write or draw with a brush / to put pen to paper / to write 纸 鹤 zhǐ hè paper crane 纸 钱 zhǐ qián ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead 落 笔 luò bǐ to put pen to paper / pen mark 加 封 jiā fēng to seal up (a door with a paper seal, or a document) / to confer an additional title on a nobleman 折 纸 zhé zhǐ paper folding / origami 跃 然 纸 上 yuè rán zhǐ shàng to appear vividly on paper (idiom) / to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc) / to stand out markedly 滤 纸 lu:4 zhǐ filter paper 草 纸 cǎo zhǐ rough straw paper / toilet paper / brown paper 碟 仙 dié xiān form of divination similar to the Ouija board, in which participants use their forefingers to push a small saucer over a sheet of paper inscribed with numerous Chinese characters 窗 花 chuāng huā paper cutting 薄 纸 báo zhǐ thin paper (tissue paper, onionskin etc) 一 纸 空 文 yī zhǐ kōng wén a worthless piece of paper (idiom) 白 卷 bái juàn blank exam paper 张 to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes 高 帽 子 gāo mào zi tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation / dunce cap / (fig.) flattery 纸 花 zhǐ huā paper flower 纸 带 zhǐ dài paper tape / ticker tape / paper streamer 纸 黄 金 zhǐ huáng jīn gold contract / special drawing right (SDR) / paper gold (finance) 令 classifier for a ream of paper 复 写 纸 fù xiě zhǐ carbon paper 蜡 纸 là zhǐ wax paper / stencil paper 连 写 lián xiě to write without lifting one's pen from the paper / (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces) 纸 包 不 住 火 zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ lit. paper can't wrap fire / fig. the truth will out 构 to construct / to form / to make up / to compose / literary composition / paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) 回 形 针 huí xíng zhēn paper clip 和 稀 泥 huò xī ní to try to smooth things over / to paper over the issues / to gloss things over 活 页 夹 huó yè jiá paper binder 纸 型 zhǐ xíng paper matrix in which type is set 馈 送 kuì sòng to present (a gift) / offering / to feed (a signal to a device, paper to a printer etc) 纸 婚 zhǐ hūn paper wedding (first wedding anniversary) 卷 scroll / book / volume / chapter / examination paper / classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll 钞 money / paper money / variant of 抄[chao1] 哧 (onom.) giggling / breathing / tearing of paper, ripping of fabric etc 箔 plaited matting (of rushes, bamboo etc) / silkworm basket / metal foil / foil paper 潢 dye paper / lake / pond / mount scroll 褙 paper or cloth pasted together 洛 阳 纸 贵 Luò yáng zhǐ guì lit. paper has become expensive in Luoyang (because everyone is making a copy of a popular story) (idiom) / fig. (of a product) to sell like hotcakes 金 迷 纸 醉 jīn mí zhǐ zuì lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom) / fig. indulging in a life of luxury 一 物 降 一 物 yī wù xiáng yī wù lit. one object bests another object / every item has a weakness (idiom) / there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock 贝 多 bèi duō pattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras 曲 别 针 qū bié zhēn paper clip 纸 人 zhǐ rén paper doll / papercut silhouette 爬 格 子 pá gé zi (oral) to write (esp. for a living) / to spell out laboriously on squared paper 着 笔 zhuó bǐ to put pen to paper 纸 样 zhǐ yàng paper pattern as model in dressmaking / paper patten 裁 纸 机 cái zhǐ jī trimmer / paper cutter 白 棉 纸 bái mián zhǐ stencil tissue paper 榖 paper mulberry tree 石 蕊 试 纸 shí ruǐ shì zhǐ litmus paper (chemistry) 纸 夹 zhǐ jiā paper clip 便 条 纸 biàn tiáo zhǐ scrap paper 回 纹 针 huí wén zhēn paper clip
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