纸上

紙上
zhǐshàng

on paper

Wiktionary

Examples

在你的纸上画一条线。

Draw a line on your paper.

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莎米在那张纸上写字。

Sami was writing on that sheet of paper.

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据报纸上说，他自杀了。

According to the newspaper, he committed suicide.

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汤姆在纸上画了一道直线。

Tom drew a straight line on the paper.

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她用铅笔在纸上画了一个圈。

She drew a circle on a piece of paper with a pencil.

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请你帮我在这张纸上画个草图。

Can you sketch it for me on this piece of paper please?

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Entry Composition

=1 纸 zhǐ variant of 纸 zhǐ
=1 纸 zhǐ classifier for documents, letters etc

classifiers: 張, 沓
=2 上 shǎng used in 上声 shǎngshēng
=2 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above

Containing this entry

纸上谈兵 zhǐshàngtánbīng
  1. lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
  2. fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice
  3. armchair strategist
  4. idle theorizing
  5. cf Zhao Kuo 赵括 Zhào Kuò leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 长平之战 Chángpíngzhī Zhàn in 260 BC
跃然纸上 yuèránzhǐshàng
  1. to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc)
  2. to stand out markedly
纸上游戏 zhǐshàngyóuxì