Usage note
报纸是用来阅读新闻和信息的。
bào zhǐ shì yòng lái dú yuè xīn wén hé xìn xī de.
Newspapers are used to read news and information.
Context note
报纸通常在早晨阅读，也可以用来了解时事。
bào zhǐ tōng cháng zài zhēng chén dú yuè, yě kě yě xiě lái liǎo rě shí shì sì.
Newspapers are usually read in the morning and can also be used to understand current events.
5 examples
我每天早上看报纸。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shàng kàn bào zhǐ。
I read newspapers every morning.
妈妈喜欢读报纸上的文章。
mā ma xǐ huan dú bào zhǐ shàng de wén zhāng。
Mom likes to read the articles in the newspaper.
爸爸经常从报纸上找新闻。
bà ba jīng cháng cóng bào zhǐ shàng zhǎo xīn wén。
Dad often finds news from the newspaper.
学校通知贴在了学校的公告栏里，也登载在报纸上。
xué xiào tōng zhī tiē zài le xué xiào de gōng gào lán lǐ， yě dēng zǎi zài bào zhǐ shàng。
School notices are posted on the school notice board and also published in newspapers.
报纸上有很多种类。
bào zhǐ shàng yǒu hěn duō zhǒng lèi。
There are many types of newspapers.
5 mini stories
妈妈喜欢看报纸，爸爸则更喜欢看电视。
mā ma xǐ huan kàn bào zhǐ， bà ba zé gèng xǐ huan kàn diàn shì。
Mom likes to read newspapers while Dad prefers watching TV.
小明每天早上都会读报纸。
xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì dú bào zhǐ。
Xiaoming reads the newspaper every morning.
爷爷喜欢看旧报纸，因为上面有很多历史故事。
yé ye xǐ huan kàn jiù bào zhǐ， yīn wèi shàng miàn yǒu hěn duō lì shǐ gù shì。
Grandpa likes to read old newspapers because they have many historical stories.
爸爸从报纸上找到了一个有趣的新闻。
bà ba cóng bào zhǐ shàng zhǎo dào le yí gè yǒu qù de xīn wén。
Dad found an interesting news story in the newspaper.
妈妈把报纸放在桌子上，方便每天早上阅读。
mā ma bǎ bào zhǐ fàng zài zhuō zi shàng， fāng biàn měi tiān zǎo shàng yuè dú。
Mom puts the newspaper on the table for easy morning reading.
Mini dialogue
看报纸
A
爷爷在做什么？
Yéye zài zuò shénme?
What is grandpa doing?
B
他在看报纸。
Tā zài kàn bàozhǐ.
He is reading the newspaper.
拿报纸
A
你能帮我拿一下报纸吗？
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ ná yíxià bàozhǐ ma?
Can you help me get the newspaper?
B
好的，报纸在桌子上。
Hǎo de, bàozhǐ zài zhuōzi shàng.
Sure, the newspaper is on the table.
Related words and contrasts
related
新闻
xīn wén
news
报纸 contains 新闻.
similar
杂志
zá zhì
magazine
Both are things to read; 报纸 is usually daily, 杂志 is often weekly or monthly.