Definition
纸巾 (zhǐ jīn) refers to disposable paper products like paper towels or napkins, used for cleaning or dining. It differs from 手帕 (shǒu pà), which is a reusable cloth handkerchief that you carry and wash.
noun
paper towelnapkin
Easily confused
- 至今zhì jīnsound-alikeso far; to this day; until now
Examples
- 纸巾。Wǒ xūyào yìxiē zhǐ jīn lái cā zhuōzi.I need some paper towels to wipe the table.
- 纸巾，。Gěi wǒ yì zhāng zhǐ jīn, xièxie.Give me a napkin, please.
- 纸巾，。Zhè zhǒng zhǐ jīn hěn ruǎn, hěn hǎo yòng.This kind of paper towel is very soft and easy to use.
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