纸上 - Zhictionary

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纸上

紙上

zhǐshàng

on paper

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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Entry Composition

variant of 纸 zhǐ

classifier for documents, letters etc

classifiers: 張, 沓

used in 上声 shǎngshēng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous
first (of multiple parts)
to climb; to get onto; to go up
to attend (class or university)
(directional complement) up
(noun suffix) on; above

Containing this entry

zhǐshàngtánbīng

lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice
armchair strategist
idle theorizing
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

yuèránzhǐshàng

to appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc)
to stand out markedly

zhǐshàngyóuxì