---
title: "Baozhi Meaning: 报纸 (bàozhǐ) Means “newspaper”"
description: "报纸 (traditional 報紙, bàozhǐ) means “newspaper”. Hear its tones, see what 报 and 纸 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozhi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 报纸 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

报纸 bàozhǐ

## newspaper

## It can also mean

- newsprint

## Its characters

1. 报 bào newspaper
2. 纸 zhǐ paper

## In a sentence

爷爷每天早上看报纸。 Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.

很快，很多**报纸**上都有了两个人的照片。

From [小球转动大球 · What was ping-pong diplomacy?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-was-ping-pong-diplomacy#library-word-158-160)

[More about 报纸](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8A%A5%E7%BA%B8)

## More words with 报 or 纸

- [报酬 bàochou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baochou)
- [报道 bàodào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baodao)
- [报废 bàofèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofei)
- [报复 bàofù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofu)
- [报告 bàogào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baogao)
- [报警 bàojǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baojing)
- [报考 bàokǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baokao)
- [报名 bàomíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoming)
- [报销 bàoxiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoxiao)
- [海报 hǎibào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haibao)

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