How to pronounce bao zhi (报纸) in Chinese
Bao zhi (often typed baozhi) is written 报纸, pinyin bào zhǐ. Hear 报纸 (bào zhǐ) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.
报纸
bào zhǐ
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Characters & meanings
to report; newspaper
paper
Common mistake
Falling + low (4-3): bào drops, then zhǐ sits low — a buzzy retroflex syllable whose vowel is a hum under the curled tongue, not "jee".
Example sentence
爷爷在看报纸。
Yéye zài kàn bàozhǐ.
Grandpa is reading the newspaper.
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报纸bào zhǐ
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