zhǐ
paper
CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]
classifier for documents, letter etc
bào zhǐ
newspaper
newsprint
CL:份[fen4],期[qi1],張|张[zhang1]
shā zhǐ
sandpaper (i.e. abrasive)
wèi shēng zhǐ
toilet paper
bathroom tissue
zhǐ shàng tán bīng
lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice
armchair strategist
idle theorizing
cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括 leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC
zhǐ zuì jīn mí
lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury
jiǎn zhǐ
papercutting (Chinese folk art)
to make paper cutouts
xìn zhǐ
letter paper
writing paper
zhǐ jīn
paper towel
napkin
facial tissue
CL:張|张[zhang1],包[bao1]
tú zhǐ
blueprint
drawing
design plans
graph paper
zhǐ bì
bank notes
paper currency
CL:張|张[zhang1]
xuān zhǐ
fine writing paper, originally from Jing county 涇縣|泾县, Xuancheng 宣城, Anhui
zhǐ pǐn
paper products
stationery
zhǐ piàn
a piece, scrap or fragment of paper
zhǐ hūn
paper wedding (first year wedding anniversary)
zhǐ huáng jīn
gold contract
special drawing right (SDR)
paper gold (finance)
yī zhǐ kōng wén
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
yuè rán zhǐ shàng
to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc)
to stand out markedly
shāo zhǐ
to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony)
zhǐ rén
paper doll
papercut silhouette
bái zhǐ hēi zì
(written) in black and white
zhǐ qián
ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead
zhǐ dài
paper tape
ticker tape
paper streamer
zhǐ yàng
paper pattern as model in dressmaking
paper patten
bǎo xiān zhǐ
plastic wrap
cling wrap
cling film
xī bó zhǐ
aluminum foil
CL:張|张[zhang1]
zhǐ xíng
paper matrix in which type is set
zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ
lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out
zhǐ pén
paper cone used as hailer
Luò yáng zhǐ guì
lit. to push up paper prices in Luoyang (idiom); fig. sensational popularity of a new book
fāng gé zhǐ
squared paper
graph paper
grid paper (manuscript paper with squares for Chinese characters)
zhǐ mǎ
paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
nuò mǐ zhǐ
rice paper
membrane of glutinous rice, used to wrap sweets etc
zhǐ yú
silverfish (Lepisma saccarina)
fish moth
jīn mí zhǐ zuì
lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom); fig. indulging in a life of luxury
fàng dà zhǐ
enlarging paper (photography)
bromide paper
zhǐ rén zhǐ mǎ
paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
fǎng zhǐ
copying paper (with printed model characters and blank squares for writing practice)
zhǐ dìng
paper ingots (burned as offerings to the dead)
zuān gù zhǐ duī
to dig into piles of outdated writings (idiom); to study old books and papers
zhǐ huǒ chái
matches made of cardboard
cán jiǎn zhǐ
paper made from silkworm cocoons
zì zhǐ lǒu zi
see 字紙簍|字纸篓[zi4 zhi3 lou3]
cán zhǐ
paper on which silkworm lays its eggs
fú diāo qiáng zhǐ
anaglypta (sculptured wallpaper)
zhǐ méi r
paper taper used to light cigarette etc
zhǐ mǎ r
erhua variant of 紙馬|纸马[zhi3 ma3]
zhǐ bāo yǐn pǐn
juice box
drink in a carton
Tetra Pak drink
zhǐ huǒ guō
paper hot pot (hot pot using a single-use pot made of Japanese washi paper with a special coating to prevent burning and leaking, used for cooking at the dining table)
zhǐ zhì
paper
hard copy
printed (as opposed to electronically displayed)
cǎo zhǐ
rough straw paper
toilet paper
brown paper
máo biān zhǐ
fine paper made from bamboo, used for calligraphy, painting etc
also written 毛邊|毛边[mao2 bian1]
mèi zhǐ
(Internet slang) (pun on 妹子[mei4 zi5])