mimeograph stencil; wax stencil
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mimeograph stencil; wax paper master used for duplicating
technicalRefers to the master copy used in mimeograph (油印) machines before the advent of photocopiers. Typically made by typing or writing on special wax paper with a stylus or typewriter.
Lǎo老
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
zhì制
zuò作
là蜡
bǎn板
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
yóu油
yìn印
shì试
juàn卷
。
The teacher is making a stencil, preparing to mimeograph the test papers.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
là蜡
bǎn板
shàng上
de的
zì字
jì迹
fēi非
cháng常
qīng清
xī晰
。
The writing on this kind of stencil is very clear.
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Là蜡
bǎn板
yìn印
shuā刷
zài在
bā八
shí十
nián年
dài代
de的
zhōng中
guó国
xué学
xiào校
hěn很
pǔ普
biàn遍
。
Stencil printing was very common in Chinese schools during the 1980s.