背景 bèi jǐng background / backdrop / context / (fig.) powerful backer / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 身后 身後 shēn hòu the time after one's death / a place behind sb / (fig.) one's social background syn 论文 論文 lùn wén paper / treatise / thesis / CL:篇[pian1] / to discuss a paper or thesis (old) syn 后台 後臺 hòu tái backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background syn 出身 chū shēn to be born of / to come from / family background / class origin syn 学历 學歷 xué lì educational background / academic qualifications 履历 履歷 lǚ lì background (academic and work) / curriculum vitae / résumé 试卷 試卷 shì juàn examination paper / test paper / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] syn 桌布 zhuō bù tablecloth / (computing) desktop background / wallpaper / CL:條|条[tiao2],塊|块[kuai4],張|张[zhang1] 旁白 páng bái aside (theater) / voice-over / background narration 卷子 juàn zi test paper / examination paper syn 质地 質地 zhì dì texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition syn 信纸 信紙 xìn zhǐ letter paper / writing paper syn 纸质 紙質 zhǐ zhì (attributive) paper / hard-copy / printed / paper quality 草纸 草紙 cǎo zhǐ rough straw paper / toilet paper / brown paper syn 家世 jiā shì family background syn 烘托 hōng tuō background (of a painting) / backdrop / a foil (to set off something to advantage) / to offset (something to advantage) syn 蜡纸 蠟紙 là zhǐ wax paper / stencil paper 纸带 紙帶 zhǐ dài paper tape / ticker tape / paper streamer 根底 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause syn 薄纸 薄紙 báo zhǐ thin paper (tissue paper, onionskin etc) 路数 路數 lù shù stratagem / method / approach / (martial arts) movement / social connections / (sb's) background story syn 背景音乐 背景音樂 bèi jǐng yīn yuè background music (BGM) / soundtrack / musical setting 历史背景 歷史背景 lì shǐ bèi jǐng historical background 考试卷 考試卷 kǎo shì juàn exam paper / test paper / CL:張|张[zhang1] 回良玉 huí liáng yù Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013 画外音 畫外音 huà wài yīn voice-over / background narration 刘云山 劉雲山 liú yún shān Liu Yunshan (1947-), PRC politician, background in journalism in Inner Mongolia, head of the Central Propaganda Department 2002-2012 柴门 柴門 chái mén lit. woodcutter's family / humble background / poor family background syn 底 dǐ bottom / base / background / foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix / base (abbr. for 底數|底数[di3shu4]) syn 来历不明 來歷不明 lái lì bù míng (idiom) of unknown origin / of dubious background 张 張 zhāng to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes syn 令 lǐng classifier for a ream of paper syn 条子 條子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute syn 纸条 紙條 zhǐ tiáo slip of paper 钞票 鈔票 chāo piào paper money / a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) / CL:張|张[zhang1],紮|扎[za1] syn 纸巾 紙巾 zhǐ jīn paper towel / napkin / facial tissue / CL:張|张[zhang1],包[bao1] 纸杯 紙杯 zhǐ bēi paper cup 图纸 圖紙 tú zhǐ blueprint / drawing / design plans / graph paper syn 文件夹 文件夾 wén jiàn jiā folder / file (paper) 纸张 紙張 zhǐ zhāng paper syn 记事本 記事本 jì shì běn notebook / paper notepad / laptop computer 卫生纸 衛生紙 wèi shēng zhǐ toilet paper / bathroom tissue syn 包装纸 包裝紙 bāo zhuāng zhǐ wrapping paper 纸袋 紙袋 zhǐ dài paper bag syn 纸币 紙幣 zhǐ bì bank notes / paper currency / CL:張|张[zhang1] syn 手纸 手紙 shǒu zhǐ toilet paper syn 纸片 紙片 zhǐ piàn a piece, scrap or fragment of paper 餐巾纸 餐巾紙 cān jīn zhǐ paper napkin / serviette 废纸 廢紙 fèi zhǐ waste paper syn 考卷 kǎo juàn exam paper syn 纸上谈兵 紙上談兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom) / fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice / armchair strategist / idle theorizing / cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC syn 猜拳 cāi quán finger-guessing game / rock-paper-scissors game / morra syn 剪纸 剪紙 jiǎn zhǐ papercutting (Chinese folk art) / to make paper cutouts 答卷 dá juàn completed examination paper / answer sheet / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1] 剪影 jiǎn yǐng paper-cut silhouette / outline / sketch syn 信笺 信箋 xìn jiān letter / letter paper syn 笔试 筆試 bǐ shì written examination / paper test (for an applicant) 纸浆 紙漿 zhǐ jiāng paper pulp 复印纸 複印紙 fù yìn zhǐ photocopier paper 纸醉金迷 紙醉金迷 zhǐ zuì jīn mí lit. dazzling with paper and gold (idiom) / fig. indulging in a life of luxury syn 纸老虎 紙老虎 zhǐ lǎo hǔ paper tiger syn 纸花 紙花 zhǐ huā paper flower 白皮书 白皮書 bái pí shū white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) / white book 下笔 下筆 xià bǐ to put pen to paper syn 扉页 扉頁 fēi yè title page / flyleaf / end paper 填空 tián kòng to fill a job vacancy / to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper) syn 牛皮纸 牛皮紙 niú pí zhǐ kraft paper 稿纸 稿紙 gǎo zhǐ draft paper syn 纸鹤 紙鶴 zhǐ hè paper crane 跃然纸上 躍然紙上 yuè rán zhǐ shàng to appear vividly on paper (idiom) / to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc) / to stand out markedly syn 白卷 bái juàn blank exam paper 高帽子 gāo mào zi tall conical paper hat worn as a public humiliation / dunce cap / (fig.) flattery syn 复写纸 複寫紙 fù xiě zhǐ carbon paper 烧纸 燒紙 shāo zhǐ to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony) 审稿 審稿 shěn gǎo to review (a paper or manuscript) 落笔 落筆 luò bǐ to put pen to paper / to start to write or draw syn 平装 平裝 píng zhuāng paperback / paper-cover 相纸 相紙 xiàng zhǐ photographic paper 走马灯 走馬燈 zǒu mǎ dēng lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2] / (fig.) revolving door / musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs) 挥毫 揮毫 huī háo to write or draw with a brush / to put pen to paper / to write syn 滤纸 濾紙 lǜ zhǐ filter paper 一纸空文 一紙空文 yī zhǐ kōng wén a worthless piece of paper (idiom) syn 打包机 打包機 dǎ bāo jī paper baler 烧钱 燒錢 shāo qián to burn joss paper / (fig.) to flush money down the toilet 纸品 紙品 zhǐ pǐn paper products / stationery 宣纸 宣紙 xuān zhǐ fine writing paper, originally from Jing county 涇縣|泾县, Xuancheng 宣城, Anhui syn 碎纸机 碎紙機 suì zhǐ jī paper shredder 纸钱 紙錢 zhǐ qián ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead 加封 jiā fēng to seal up (a door with a paper seal, or a document) / to confer an additional title on a nobleman 折纸 摺紙 zhé zhǐ to fold paper (to make origami articles) / origami 碟仙 dié xiān form of divination similar to the Ouija board, in which participants use their forefingers to push a small saucer over a sheet of paper inscribed with numerous Chinese characters 窗花 chuāng huā paper cutting 描红 描紅 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) / paper printed with red characters to trace over 纸黄金 紙黃金 zhǐ huáng jīn gold contract / special drawing right (SDR) / paper gold (finance) 刀 dāo knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs syn 卷 juàn scroll / book / volume / chapter / examination paper / classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll syn 纸 紙 zhǐ paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]) / classifier for documents, letters etc syn 钞 鈔 chāo money / paper money / variant of 抄[chao1] syn 