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“copy” in Chinese

Chinese

Also复制 (fù zhì) · 抄写 (chāo xiě) · 副本 (fù běn)

Pronunciation

Pinyinfèn

Example

请给我一份报纸。qǐng gěi wǒ yí fèn bào zhǐ

Please give me a copy of the newspaper.

Illustration for 份 (copy)

How to say “copy” in Chinese

“Copy” in Chinese is 份 (fèn).

Something set aside as one whole portion, whether it is handed over, served, or assigned.

Full entry for 份: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 份

学生交了一份作业。xué shēng jiāo le yí fèn zuò yè

The student handed in an assignment.

Tips for using 份

  • When food is ordered, a number before 份 (fèn, "portion") signals how many complete servings are wanted, which helps separate one person's meal from several.

Other Chinese words for “copy”

请把这份文件复制一份给我。qǐng bǎ zhè fèn wén jiàn fù zhì yí fèn gěi wǒ

Please make one copy of this document for me.

老师让我们把课文抄写到作业本上。lǎo shī ràng wǒ men bǎ kè wén chāo xiě dào zuò yè běn shàng

The teacher told us to copy the text into our exercise books.

请保留好合同的副本。qǐng bǎo liú hǎo hé tóng de fù běn

Please keep a copy of the contract.

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