印制 (yìn zhì) — to print (books, documents, etc.)

Definition

verb

to print (books, documents, etc.)

印制。
Zhè jiā chū bǎn shè měi nián yìn zhì dà liàng tú shū.
This publishing house prints a large number of books every year.
印制。
Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn wén jiàn yìn zhì wǔ shí fèn.
Please print fifty copies of this document.
印制。
Tā men yòng xīn jī qì yìn zhì xuān chuán dān.
They use new machines to print flyers.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

印 gives printing and 制 gives making, together describing the act of printing something for use.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

印 pairs 爪 (hand) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on a kneeling person.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.