油印 (yóu yìn) — (noun) mimeograph (a printing machine that uses stencils); (verb) to mimeograph, to produce copies using a mimeograph
Definition
油印 is an old-fashioned duplicating method using a stencil on a mimeograph machine, now mostly obsolete and replaced by photocopiers and printers. Mainly appears as 油印机 (machine) and 油印的试卷 (stencilled exam papers).
noun
mimeograph (a printing machine that uses stencils)
verb
to mimeographto produce copies using a mimeograph
Examples
- 油印。Zhè tái yóu yìn jī yǐ jīng yòng le èr shí nián le.This mimeograph machine has been used for twenty years.
- 油印。Tā men yóu yìn le yì bǎi fèn shì juàn.They mimeographed one hundred exam papers.
- 油印。Zhè zhǒng yóu yìn jì shù xiàn zài hěn shǎo jiàn le.This mimeograph technology is rarely seen nowadays.
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