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CHINESE CHARACTER

zhǐ

紙

紙

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paper

Numbered pinyin
zhi3
English meanings
paper; a piece of paper

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    請yòng用zhǐ紙zhāng張bāo包hǎo好禮wù物。

    Please wrap the gift with paper.

  2. 02

    bàba爸爸měi每tiān天kàn看報zhǐ紙。

    Dad reads the newspaper every day.

  3. 03

    zhuō桌shàng上yǒu有yī一zhāng張bái白zhǐ紙。

    There is a piece of white paper on the table.

Explore words connected to this character.

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