Definition
影印 is a formal term for photocopying or photo-offset printing, mostly used in academic publishing and archival contexts. As a verb it means to make a photocopy or photographic reproduction; as a noun it refers to the copy itself. In everyday speech most learners will encounter 复印 (fùyìn) for simple photocopying, but 影印 carries a slightly more technical feel — think of reproducing rare books or documents.
v./n.
(v.) to photocopyto reproduce by photo-offset(n.) a photocopya photo-offset reproduction
Examples
- 影印,。Zhè běn gǔjí shì yǐng yìn de, bú shì yuánbǎn.This ancient book is a photocopy, not the original.
- 影印。Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè fèn wénjiàn yǐng yìn sān fèn.Please make three photocopies of this document.
- 影印,。Túshūguǎn tígōng yǐng yìn fúwù, měi yè liǎng máo qián.The library offers photocopying services at twenty cents per page.
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