复印 fùyìn photocopy
photocopy; duplicate
How to remember 复印: 复 repeat + 印 to print = photocopy.
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How it is used
- Means to photocopy an existing paper document - 复印一份 (fùyìn yí fèn) make one copy.
- Different from 打印 (dǎyìn, to print from a computer/printer) - 复印 always implies duplicating something already on paper, via a 复印机 (photocopier).
- 复 carries the sense of "repeat/duplicate", same root as 重复 (chóngfù, to repeat).
Example sentences
- 请帮我复印这份文件。 Qǐng bāng wǒ fùyìn zhè fèn wénjiàn.Please help me copy this document.
- 请把每一页复印三份。 Qǐng bǎ měi yīyè fùyìn sānfèn.Please make three copies of each page.
- 他比较了复印稿和原件。 Tā bǐjiào le fùyìn gǎo hé yuánjiàn.He compared the copy with the original.