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报纸bào zhǐnewspaper

HSK 3word

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报纸 (bào zhǐ) means "newspaper," the printed paper with news that people read or buy, as in 看报纸 (to read the newspaper). It can also mean "newsprint," the paper itself. The measure word is often 份 or 张, as in 一份报纸 (a newspaper).

What does 报纸 mean?

  1. 1.

    newspapernoun

  2. 2.

    newsprintnoun

What do the characters in 报纸 mean?

  • 报newspaper
  • 纸paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2])

How do you use 报纸?

报纸 often goes with 看 (to read) and takes the measure word 份 or 张.

What are some examples of 报纸 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 7–9

    我爸爸每天早上看报纸。

    Wǒ bàba měi tiān zǎoshang kàn bàozhǐ.

    My dad reads the newspaper every morning.

  2. HSK 7–9

    桌子上有一份报纸。

    Zhuōzi shang yǒu yí fèn bàozhǐ.

    There is a newspaper on the table.

  3. HSK 7–9

    这张报纸是今天的吗？

    Zhè zhāng bàozhǐ shì jīntiān de ma?

    Is this newspaper today's?

How is 报纸 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    今天的报纸在哪儿？

    Jīntiān de bàozhǐ zài nǎr?

    Where is today's newspaper?

  2. Speaker B:

    在桌子上，爸爸刚看完。

    Zài zhuōzi shang, bàba gāng kàn wán.

    On the table; Dad just finished reading it.

  3. Speaker A:

    上面有什么新闻？

    Shàngmiàn yǒu shénme xīnwén?

    What news is in it?

  4. Speaker B:

    有一条大新闻，你自己看吧。

    Yǒu yì tiáo dà xīnwén, nǐ zìjǐ kàn ba.

    There's a big story; read it yourself.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.