Chinese word

打印

Pronunciation

Pinyindǎ yìn

Meaning

  • verbprint

Example

我需要在下午打印这份文件。wǒ xū yào zài xià wǔ dǎ yìn zhè fèn wén jiàn

I need to print this document in the afternoon.

Illustration for 打印 (print)

More examples

他在图书馆用电脑把简历打印出来了。tā zài tú shū guǎn yòng diàn nǎo bǎ jiǎn lì dǎ yìn chū lái le

He used a computer in the library to print out his resume.

Core concept

A printer gives computer or phone content a readable paper form.

Common phrases

  • 打印文件dǎ yìn wén jiàn

    print a document

  • 打印照片dǎ yìn zhào piān

    print photographs

  • 打印出来dǎ yìn chū lái

    print out

Similar words

复印fù yìn: Copy a paper document onto another sheet with a copying machine.

Definition in Chinese

用打印设备把电脑或手机上的内容输出到纸上，得到可以阅读或分发的纸质文档。yòng dǎ yìn shè bèi bǎ diàn nǎo huò shǒu jī shàng de nèi róng shū chū dào zhǐ shàng dé dào ké yǐ yuè dú huò fēn fā de zhǐ zhì wén dàng

Word origin

打印 (dǎyìn, "to print") combines 打 (dǎ, "to do or apply") + 印 (yìn, "a mark or impression"), so an action produces a visible mark.

Usage tips

  • English uses print for both an action and a paper copy, while 打印 (dǎyìn, "to print") functions as an action word in Chinese.

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