复印

• 拼音: fù yìn
• 汉字拆解: 复 = simplified from 復/複, meaning again/repeat; 印 = 爫 (hand) + 卩 (seal), meaning to print or stamp

含义

To photocopy; to duplicate. Making a paper copy of a document using a machine.

Specifically refers to making paper copies using a photocopier. Common in office, school, and administrative settings. Related words include 复印机 (photocopier) and 复印件 (photocopy).

例句

1. 请帮我复印两份这个文件。
2. 图书馆里有免费的复印机。
3. 你去复印店把身份证复印一下。

用法指南

语境: office, school, administrative

语气: practical

正确说法

• 请把这份合同复印三份。(Please make three copies of this contract.)
• 我需要复印一下我的护照。(I need to make a copy of my passport.)

错误说法

• 我复印了这张照片到手机上 (Don't use 复印 for digital copying — use 拷贝 or 复制; 复印 specifically means paper photocopying)

起源与历史

Compound of 复 (again, repeat) and 印 (print, stamp), meaning to print again or reproduce.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal