纸(zhǐ) - paper in Mandarin

请qǐng给gěi我wǒ一yì张zhāng纸zhǐ和hé一yì支zhī笔bǐ。

Please give me a sheet of paper and a pen.

中zhōng国guó人rén很hěn早zǎo就jiù会huì造zào纸zhǐ了le。

The Chinese were making paper very early on.

他tā把bǎ电diàn话huà号hào码mǎ写xiě在zài一yì张zhāng小xiǎo纸zhǐ上shàng。

He wrote the phone number on a little piece of paper.

这zhè些xiē纸zhǐ可kě以yǐ回huí收shōu。

This paper can be recycled.

她tā用yòng白bái纸zhǐ做zuò了le一yí个gè灯dēng笼long。

She made a lantern out of white paper.