Chinese word

纸板

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǐ bǎn

Meaning

  • nouncardboard

Example

你能给我一些纸板吗？nǐ néng gěi wǒ yì xiē zhí bǎn ma

Can you give me some cardboard?

Illustration for 纸板 (cardboard)

More examples

快递员用纸板箱把包裹装好了。kuài dì yuán yòng zhí bǎn xiāng bǎ bāo guǒ zhuāng hǎo le

The courier used a cardboard box to pack the parcel.

Core concept

Paper strengthened into a flat, firm sheet that can be cut, folded, or used for packing.

Common phrases

  • 纸板箱zhí bǎn xiāng

    cardboard box

  • 一块纸板yí kuài zhí bǎn

    a sheet of cardboard

  • 用纸板包装yòng zhí bǎn bāo zhuāng

    pack with cardboard

Similar words

纸箱zhǐ xiāng: A box-shaped container made of paper, used to hold or send things.
纸张zhǐ zhāng: A thin sheet of paper used for writing, printing, or drawing.

Definition in Chinese

用较厚的纸制成的板状材料，常用于包装、制作箱子或手工制作。yòng jiào hòu de zhǐ zhì chéng de bǎn zhuàng cái liào cháng yòng yú bāo zhuāng zhì zuò xiāng zi huò shǒu gōng zhì zuò

Word origin

纸板 (zhǐbǎn, "cardboard") combines 纸 (zhǐ, "paper") with 板 (bǎn, "board"), presenting paper as a board-like material.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may associate cardboard with a finished box, but this Chinese noun mainly identifies the sheet material, while the finished object is named separately.

Other meanings

  • card stocknoun

Related words

  • 纸板箱zhí bǎn xiāngcardboard boxnoun
  • 纸板盒zhí bǎn hécardboard boxnoun

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