Usage note
纸是用来写字和画画的。
zhǐ shì yòng lái zì xiě hé huà huà de.
Paper is used for writing and drawing.
Context note
纸在教室、图书馆和家里都很常见。
zhǐ zài jiào shì、tú shū guǎn hé lǐ jī níng dōu hěn jiān cháng.
Paper is commonly found in classrooms, libraries, and at home.
5 examples
我用纸写字。
wǒ yòng zhǐ xiě zì。
I use paper to write.
妈妈给我买了一张纸。
mā ma gěi wǒ mǎi le yì zhāng zhǐ。
Mom bought me a piece of paper.
我们用纸折飞机。
wǒ men yòng zhǐ zhé fēi jī。
We use paper to fold airplanes.
这张纸是白色的。
zhè zhāng zhǐ shì bái sè de。
This piece of paper is white.
我用废纸做手工。
wǒ yòng fèi zhǐ zuò shǒu gōng。
I use waste paper to make handicrafts.
5 mini stories
小明每天早上都会拿一张纸来写作业。
xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì ná yì zhāng zhǐ lái xiě zuò yè。
Xiaoming would take a piece of paper every morning to do his homework.
妈妈把旧报纸剪成小碎片，用来做手工。
mā ma bǎ jiù bào zhǐ jiǎn chéng xiǎo suì piàn， yòng lái zuò shǒu gōng。
Mom cut old newspapers into small pieces to make handicrafts.
小红喜欢画画，她经常用纸画画。
xiǎo hóng xǐ huan huà huà， tā jīng cháng yòng zhǐ huà huà。
Xiaohong likes to draw, she often uses paper to do so.
老师在黑板上写了很多纸条。
lǎo shī zài hēi bǎn shàng xiě le hěn duō zhǐ tiáo。
The teacher wrote many notes on the blackboard.
图书馆有很多书，每本书都有很多纸。
tú shū guǎn yǒu hěn duō shū， měi běn shū dōu yǒu hěn duō zhǐ。
The library has many books, each book is made of a lot of paper.
Mini dialogue
借纸
A
请给我一张纸，好吗？
Qǐng gěi wǒ yī zhāng zhǐ, hǎo ma?
Please give me a piece of paper, okay?
B
好的，这张纸给你。
Hǎo de, zhè zhāng zhǐ gěi nǐ.
Okay, here is this piece of paper for you.
折纸
A
你会用纸折小鸟吗？
Nǐ huì yòng zhǐ zhé xiǎo niǎo ma?
Can you fold a little bird with paper?
B
会，我喜欢用纸做手工。
Huì, wǒ xǐhuan yòng zhǐ zuò shǒugōng.
Yes, I like doing crafts with paper.
Related words and contrasts
related
本子
běn zi
notebook
A 本子 is made of 纸 (paper).
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书
shū
book
A 书 is made of paper.
related
白纸
bái zhǐ
blank paper
白纸 is a sheet of plain white paper.