报纸報紙 bàozhǐ — newspaper
bàozhǐ (fourth tone, falling)bao4zhi3
Traditional: 報紙
newspaper
HSK 2· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 份Measure word 张
Meanings
newspaper
A newspaper. The verb that goes with it is 看, not 读: 看报纸 is what people say, and 看报 on its own is just as common.
noun
Example sentences
- 爸爸每天早上看报纸。爸爸每天早上看報紙。Bàba (fourth tone, falling) měi (third tone, dipping) tiān (first tone, high and level) zǎoshang (third tone, dipping) kàn (fourth tone, falling) bàozhǐ. (fourth tone, falling)···
Dad reads the paper every morning.
- 这张报纸是今天的。這張報紙是今天的。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) zhāng (first tone, high and level) bàozhǐ (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) jīntiān (first tone, high and level) de. (neutral tone)···
This newspaper is today’s.
Common mistakes
Not quite我每天读报纸。
Correct我每天看报纸。
读 means to read aloud or to study a text; taking in a newspaper, a book or a screen is 看. 读报纸 sounds like reading the paper out to somebody.