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How do you say "stapler" in Chinese?
订书机
dìng shū jī
In Chinese, "stapler" is 订书机.
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Pronunciation
Say 'ding' (falling tone) then 'shoo' (rising tone) then 'jee' (rising tone). Three syllables.
Writing and usage
Three characters. 订 means order or bind (four strokes), 书 means book (four strokes), 机 means machine (six strokes).
Example sentence
我用订书机夹纸。
I use a stapler to fasten papers.
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How to remember 订书机
Literally 'book-binding machine'. The name captures the stapler's job of fastening pages together like binding a book.
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Questions about 订书机
How do you say "stapler" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "stapler" is 订书机. It is a noun.
How is 订书机 written in Chinese?
Three characters. 订 means order or bind (four strokes), 书 means book (four strokes), 机 means machine (six strokes).
How is 订书机 used in a sentence?
Use 订书机 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我用订书机夹纸。 (I use a stapler to fasten papers.).
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