Usage note
杂志表示定期出版的读物。
zá zhì biǎo shì dìng qī chū bǎn de dú wù。
杂志 means a periodic publication or magazine.
Context note
杂志常用于阅读、新闻和兴趣。
zá zhì cháng yòng yú yuè dú 、 xīn wén hé xìng qù。
Magazines are often used with reading, news, and interests.
5 examples
我在看杂志。
wǒ zài kàn zá zhì。
I am reading a magazine.
这本杂志很有趣。
zhè běn zá zhì hěn yǒu qù。
This magazine is very interesting.
他买了新杂志。
tā mǎi le xīn zá zhì。
He bought a new magazine.
杂志放在桌上。
zá zhì fàng zài zhuō shàng。
The magazine is on the table.
老师给我们看杂志。
lǎo shī gěi wǒ men kàn zá zhì。
The teacher showed us a magazine.
5 mini stories
他喜欢在周末看杂志。
tā xǐ huan zài zhōu mò kàn zá zhì。
He likes reading magazines on weekends.
这本杂志介绍了很多知识。
zhè běn zá zhì jiè shào le hěn duō zhī shi。
This magazine introduced a lot of knowledge.
我在书店买了一本杂志。
wǒ zài shū diàn mǎi le yì běn zá zhì。
I bought a magazine at the bookstore.
杂志里的图片很漂亮。
zá zhì lǐ de tú piàn hěn piào liang。
The pictures in the magazine are beautiful.
她把杂志借给了朋友。
tā bǎ zá zhì jiè gěi le péng yǒu。
She lent the magazine to a friend.
Mini dialogue
看杂志
A
你在看什么杂志？
Nǐ zài kàn shénme zázhì?
What magazine are you reading?
B
我在看一本科学杂志。
Wǒ zài kàn yī běn kēxué zázhì.
I'm reading a science magazine.
借杂志
A
这本杂志可以借给我吗？
Zhè běn zázhì kěyǐ jiè gěi wǒ ma?
Can you lend me this magazine?
B
可以，这本杂志很有趣。
Kěyǐ, zhè běn zázhì hěn yǒuqù.
Sure, this magazine is very interesting.
Related words and contrasts
related
报纸
bào zhǐ
newspaper
杂志 is a magazine, usually with a cover and articles. 报纸 is a newspaper, often daily, with news.
related
书
shū
book
杂志 is a periodical, while 书 is a bound book, usually longer and on one topic.