Chinese word

复制

Pronunciation

Pinyinfù zhì

Meaning

  • verbcopy

Example

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.

Illustration for 复制 (copy)

More examples

请把这张图片复制到U盘里。qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng tú piàn fù zhì dào U pán lǐ

Please copy this image onto a USB drive.

Core concept

A source is reproduced in matching form, creating one or more copies on paper or in digital form.

Common phrases

  • 复制文件fù zhì wén jiàn

    copy a file

  • 复制到U盘fù zhì dào U pán

    copy to a USB flash drive

  • 复制粘贴fù zhì zhān tiē

    copy and paste

Similar words

复印fù yìn: Produce a paper copy of a document by using a copier or printer.
拷贝kǎo bèi: Copy a digital file to another folder or device with the same contents.
备份bèi fèn: Save data in another place as protection against losing the original.

Definition in Chinese

把已有的事物或信息按原样制作出一个或多个与原件相同的副本。bǎ yí yǒu de shì wù huò xìn xī àn yuán yàng zhì zuò chū yí gè huò duō gè yǔ yuán jiàn xiāng tóng de fù běn

Word origin

复 (fù, "again") + 制 (zhì, "make") forms a compound that presents copying as making the same thing again.

Usage tips

  • In computer menus, this word names the command that creates a duplicate while leaving the original unchanged.

Other meanings

  • photocopyverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 复制品fù zhì pǐnreproductionnoun

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