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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *纸* | 纸* | *纸
paper (CL:張|张,) / classifier for documents, letters etc
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *纸* | 纸* | *纸
variant of 紙|纸
HSK 2
newspaper / newsprint / CL: , , 張|张
HSK 2
blueprint / drawing / design plans / graph paper
HSK 7-9
papermaking process
HSK 7-9
to fold paper (to make origami articles); origami
toilet roll
paperboard box; cardboard box; carton
(attributive) paper; hard-copy; printed / paper quality
sticker
paper
wallpaper
paperweight
slip of paper
paper pulp
a piece, scrap or fragment of paper
(chemistry, medicine) test strip
playing card
cardboard / card stock
tinfoil
fine writing paper, originally from Jing county 涇縣|泾县, Xuancheng 宣城, Anhui
paper crane
bank notes / paper currency / CL: 張|张
to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony)
draft paper
papercutting (Chinese folk art) / to make paper cutouts
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 leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC
papermaking
paper towel / napkin / facial tissue / CL: 張|张,
oilpaper
fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc / also written 毛邊|毛边
photographic paper
wallpaper
sandpaper (i.e. abrasive)
letter paper / writing paper
paper tape / ticker tape / paper streamer
aluminum foil / CL: 張|张
cardboard
kraft paper
filter paper
paper cup
facial tissue; kleenex
lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury
paper tiger
waste paper
paper bag
to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc) / to stand out markedly
kite
paper flower
ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead
thin paper (tissue paper, onionskin etc)
lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out
paper pattern as model in dressmaking / paper patten
toilet paper
paper pulp
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
(written) in black and white
paper wedding (first wedding anniversary)
wax paper / stencil paper
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
a pile of old books
paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
paper clip
kite
copying paper (with printed model characters and blank squares for writing practice)
lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury
strawboard
paper tissue (in a box)
print media / (old) paper taper used to light a cigarette etc
silverfish (Lepisma saccarina) / fish moth
human figure made of paper or papier-mâché
print book; printed book
to fold paper / origami
ash from burnt paper
(idiom) a piece of paper is too short to convey my feelings
banknote
paper matrix in which type is set
paper products / stationery
papers / stack of paper
papyrus
toilet paper / bathroom tissue
paper ingots (burned as offerings to the dead)
paper cone used as hailer
target sheet
wrapping paper
disposable diaper
joss paper
paper napkin / serviette
gold contract / special drawing right (SDR) / paper gold (finance)
paper shredder
parchment
electronic book reader
paperless
blotting paper
corrugated fiberboard; corrugated cardboard
photocopier paper
carbon paper
confetti
imitation parchment
physical book; printed book

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