mimeograph; stencil printing
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to mimeograph; to print using a wax stencil
Refers to the mimeograph process using a wax stencil (蜡纸) and ink, common before photocopiers. Can also function as a noun referring to the method itself.
Yǐ以
qián前
méi没
yǒu有
fù复
yìn印
jī机
de的
shí时
hou候
，
lǎo老
shī师
yòng用
yóu油
yìn印
yìn印
shì试
juàn卷
。
In the past when there were no photocopiers, teachers used mimeograph to print exam papers.
Zhè这
tái台
yóu油
yìn印
jī机
yǐ已
jīng经
yòng用
le了
èr二
shí十
nián年
le了
。
This mimeograph machine has been in use for twenty years.
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Yóu油
yìn印
de的
wén文
jiàn件
suī虽
rán然
bù不
rú如
dǎ打
yìn印
de的
qīng清
xī晰
，
dàn但
chéng成
běn本
hěn很
dī低
。
Although mimeographed documents are not as clear as printed ones, the cost is very low.