蜡纸 (là zhǐ) — waxed paper; stencil paper (for mimeograph machines)

Definition

Wax- or oil-treated paper. The supermarket sense is food wrapping paper; the same word also means the stencil paper used in mimeograph/ditto machines for printing copies.

noun
waxed paperstencil paper (for mimeograph machines)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 蜡纸
    Qǐng yòng là zhǐ bǎ dàn gāo bāo qǐ lái.
    Please wrap the cake with waxed paper.
  • 蜡纸
    Zhè zhāng là zhǐ yǐ jīng yòng guò le.
    This stencil paper has already been used.
  • 蜡纸
    Chāo shì lǐ yǒu gè zhǒng chǐ cùn de là zhǐ.
    The supermarket has waxed paper in various sizes.

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