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Definition
To duplicate; to copy or photocopy.
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How it's used
Although 複印 is widely understood, 影印 is the standard term used in daily life for making photocopies. 複印 often carries a slightly more formal or technical nuance, sometimes appearing in office settings or on machine labels. Using 影印 will make your speech sound much more natural and local.
Examples
Please help me photocopy two copies of the document.
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Common mistake
Learners often use 複印 interchangeably with 影印, but 影印 is the default choice for physical paper copies. 複印 can sometimes imply a broader sense of duplication or reproduction, whereas 影印 specifically refers to the act of using a photocopier.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
