复印/複印 fùyìn — to photocopy

Meanings

1. 1

   to photocopy

   复, here the "duplicate" of 复习 rather than the "return" of 恢复 — once written 複 — paired with 印, to print, stamp. Together, to run a page through the machine and get a second one just like it.

   verb

Example sentences

• 你能帮我复印一下护照吗？/你能幫我複印一下護照嗎？Nǐ (third tone, dipping) néng (second tone, rising) bāng (first tone, high and level) wǒ (third tone, dipping) fùyìn (fourth tone, falling) yíxià (second tone, rising) hùzhào (fourth tone, falling) ma? (neutral tone)···

  Could you help me photocopy my passport?

• 这本书太贵了，我们复印一下吧。/這本書太貴了，我們複印一下吧。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) běn (third tone, dipping) shū (first tone, high and level) tài (fourth tone, falling) guì (fourth tone, falling) le, (neutral tone) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) fùyìn (fourth tone, falling) yíxià (second tone, rising) ba. (neutral tone)···

  This book is too expensive — let’s just photocopy it.