报
纸

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The word "报纸" is formed by combining the character "报", meaning "report" or "news", which itself is constructed from the radical "扌" (hand, suggesting action) and the phonetic component "服", with the character "纸", meaning "paper", formed from the radical "纟" (silk, indicating material) and the phonetic component "氏"; together, they create a compound word where "报" conveys the concept of news and "纸" denotes the medium, resulting in the meaning "newspaper".

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我每天读报纸。

Wǒ měitiān dú bàozhǐ.

I read the newspaper every day.

他在图书馆看报纸。

Tā zài túshūguǎn kàn bàozhǐ.

He reads newspapers in the library.

我看报纸是为了了解新闻。

Wǒ kàn bàozhǐ shì wèile liǎojiě xīnwén.

I read newspapers to understand the news.

虽然现在有网络新闻，但我还是习惯读报纸。

Suīrán xiànzài yǒu wǎngluò xīnwén, dàn wǒ háishì xíguàn dú bàozhǐ.

Although there is online news now, I am still accustomed to reading newspapers.

这份报纸的社论经常引发公众讨论。

Zhè fèn bàozhǐ de shèlùn jīngcháng yǐnfā gōngzhòng tǎolùn.

This newspaper's editorials often spark public discussion.

Word Definition - 报纸

bào zhǐ newspaper; newsprint; CL:份[fèn],期[qī],張|张[zhāng]

Individual Character Details

报 bào
纸 zhǐ, zhǐ