Word: 纸 (zhǐ)

一张纸画个鼻子，好大的脸

yì zhāng zhǐ huà ge bízi, hǎo dà de liǎn

a nose that fills a whole sheet of paper: what a big face

三张纸画了个驴头,好大的脸面

sānzhāng zhǐ huà le ge lǘtóu,hǎo dà de liǎnmiàn

a donkey's head drawn on three sheets of paper: what a big face

他给了她一张纸。

Tā gěi le tā yì zhāng zhǐ.

He gave her a piece of paper.

你们有没有纸？

Nǐmen yǒuméiyǒu zhǐ?

Do you have paper?

你可以给我点儿纸吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ diǎnr zhǐ ma?

Can you give me some paper?

你摸摸这张纸的质地。

Nǐ mō mō zhè zhāng zhǐ de zhìdì.

Feel the texture of this paper.

厚纸糊窗户，密不透风

hòu zhǐ hú chuānghu, mìbútòufēng

pasting a window with thick paper: airtight, no wind gets through

命薄一张纸，勤俭饿不死

mìngbó yì zhāng zhǐ, qínjiǎn è bù sǐ

fate thin as a sheet of paper, but the diligent and thrifty won't starve

因为蔡伦，纸才变得便宜。

Yīnwèi Cài Lún, zhǐ cái biànde piányi.

It was thanks to Cai Lun that paper became cheap.

在你的纸上画一条线。

Zài nǐ de zhǐ shàng huà yìtiáo xiàn.

Draw a line on your paper.

墙上画马不能骑,纸上画饼不充饥

qiáng shàng huà mǎ bùnéng qí,zhǐ shang huàbǐng bù chōngjī

a horse painted on a wall can't be ridden; a cake drawn on paper can't fill the stomach

墙上的纸渐渐脱落了。

Qiáng shàng de zhǐ jiànjiàn tuōluòle.

The paper was beginning to peel off the walls.

她摸索着一张纸。

Tā mōsuozhe yì zhāng zhǐ.

She fumbled with a piece of paper.

她用红纸把礼物包扎得很漂亮。

Tā yòng hóng zhǐ bǎ lǐwù bāozā de hěn piàoliang.

She wrapped up the gift very prettily in red paper.

她用铅笔在纸上画了一个圈。

Tā yòng qiānbǐ zài zhǐ shàng huà le yí gè quān.

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

将你需要的药物写在这张纸上。

Jiāng nǐ xūyào de yàowù xiě zài zhè zhāng zhǐ shàng.

Write down the medications you need on this piece of paper.

我们需要纸。

Wǒmen xūyào zhǐ.

We need paper.

我只要半张纸。

Wǒ zhǐyào bàn zhāng zhǐ.

I only want half a sheet of paper.

所有的花都是纸做的。

Suǒyǒu de huā dōu shì zhǐ zuò de.

All of the flowers are paper.

手指被纸划了个口子。

Shǒuzhǐ bèi zhǐ huále gè kǒuzi.

My finger got a cut from the paper.

把纸卷成筒，从这头往里看。

Bǎ zhǐ juǎn chéng tǒng, cóng zhè tóu wǎng lǐ kàn.

Roll the paper into a tube and look in from this end.

提着影戏人儿上场，好歹别戳破这层纸

tízhe yǐngxì rénr shàngchǎng, hǎodǎi bié chuōpò zhè céng zhǐ

Carrying shadow-puppets on stage: whatever you do, don't poke through this sheet of paper

支票是纸做的。

Zhīpiào shì zhǐ zuò de.

Cheques are made of paper.

桌子上的纸被一本书压着。

Zhuōzi shàng de zhǐ bèi yìběn shū yāzhe.

The paper on the table is pressed down by a book.

窗户纸,一点就破

chuānghu zhǐ,yìdiǎn jiù pò

window paper: one poke and it breaks

笔、墨、纸、砚，合称文房四宝。

Bǐ, mò, zhǐ, yàn, héchēng wénfángsìbǎo.

The brush, ink, paper and inkstone are together called the Four Treasures of the Study.

笔墨纸砚是文房四宝。

Bǐmò zhǐ yàn shì wénfángsìbǎo.

Brush, ink, paper and inkstone are the Four Treasures of the Study.

红纸上写着恭贺新禧四个字。

Hóng zhǐ shàng xiězhe gōnghèxīnxǐ sì gè zì.

The red paper has the four characters for Happy New Year written on it.

纸上画的饼，看得吃不得

zhǐ shang huà de bǐng, kàn de chībùdé

a cake drawn on paper: you can look at it but not eat it

纸容易着火。

Zhǐ róngyì zháohuǒ.

Paper burns easily.

纸很容易着火。

Zhǐ hěn róngyì zháohuǒ.

Paper is very easy to set on fire.

纸很容易被烧。

Zhǐ hěn róngyì bèi shāo.

Paper burns easily.

纸是中国发明的。

Zhǐ shì Zhōngguó fāmíng de.

Paper was invented in China.

纸是由中国人发明的。

Zhǐ shì yóu Zhōngguórén fāmíng de.

Paper was invented by the Chinese.

纸是由木制成的。

Zhǐ shì yóu mù zhìchéng de.

Paper is made from wood.

纸是白色的。

Zhǐ shì báisè de.

Paper is white.

纸糊的大炮，一辈子也打不响

zhǐ hú de dàpào, yíbèizi yě dǎ bù xiǎng

a paper-made cannon: it won't go off in a whole lifetime

纸糊的房子，不容人

zhǐ hú de fángzi, bùróng rén

a house pasted from paper: it can't hold people

纸糊的灯笼，心里亮

zhǐ hú de dēnglóng, xīnli liàng

a paper lantern: bright inside

纸糊的窗户，一戳就破

zhǐ hú de chuānghu, yì chuō jiù pò

a paper-pasted window: poke it and it breaks

给我一张纸。

Gěi wǒ yì zhāng zhǐ.

Give me a piece of paper.

给我点儿纸吧。

Gěi wǒ diǎnr zhǐ ba.

Can you give me some paper?

请在纸上画一个三角。

Qǐng zài zhǐ shàng huà yí gè sānjiǎo.

Please draw a triangle on the paper.

请在纸上画一个椭圆。

Qǐng zài zhǐ shàng huà yí gè tuǒyuán.

Please draw an ellipse on the paper.

请带一张纸给我。

Qǐng dài yì zhāng zhǐ gěi wǒ.

Bring me a sheet of paper, please.

请帮我复印这两张纸。

Qǐng bāng wǒ fùyìn zhè liǎng zhāng zhǐ.

Please photocopy these two sheets for me.

请把这张纸涂成大红的。

Qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng zhǐ tú chéng dàhóng de.

Please colour this sheet of paper bright red.

请给我一张纸。

Qǐng gěi wǒ yì zhāng zhǐ.

Please give me a sheet of paper.

谜底写在这张纸的背面。

Mídǐ xiě zài zhè zhāng zhǐ de bèimiàn.

The answer to the riddle is written on the back of this paper.

这个箱子是用纸造的。

Zhège xiāngzi shì yòng zhǐ zào de.

This box is made of paper.

这张票是纸做的。

Zhè zhāng piào shì zhǐ zuò de.

This ticket is made ​​out of paper.

这张纸太大，塞不进信封里。

Zhè zhāng zhǐ tài dà, sāi bú jìn xìnfēng lǐ.

The paper is too big for the envelope.

这种纸不能用于打印。

Zhèzhǒng zhǐ bùnéng yòngyú dǎyìn.

This kind of paper can't be used for printing.

这页纸上还有很多空白。

Zhè yè zhǐ shàng háiyǒu hěn duō kòngbái.

There is still a lot of blank space on this page.

铜驴铁骡，纸糊的马

tóng lǘ tiě luó, zhǐ hú de mǎ

copper donkey, iron mule, a horse made of pasted paper