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Dialogue

我可以复印一份这份文件吗？

wǒ kě yǐ fù yìn yí fèn zhè fèn wén jiàn ma Could I get a copy of this document?

我需要先看原件。

wǒ xū yào xiān kàn yuán jiàn I need to see the original first.

我需要填写申请表吗？

wǒ xū yào tián xiě shēn qǐng biǎo ma Should I fill out a request form?

请填写这张表。

qǐng tián xiě zhè zhāng biǎo Please complete the form.

然后我就可以复印了。

rán hòu wǒ jiù kě yǐ fù yìn le Then I can make the copy.

我只需要有印章的那一页。

wǒ zhǐ xū yào yǒu yìn zhāng de nà yí yè I only need the page with the stamp.

我会复印那一页，并把其他页面放在一起。

wǒ huì fù yìn nà yí yè bìng bǎ qí tā yè miàn fàng zài yì qǐ I will copy that page and keep the other pages together.

请小心处理原件。

qǐng xiǎo xīn chǔ lǐ yuán jiàn Please handle the original carefully.

我会把所有东西一起还给你。

wǒ huì bǎ suǒ yǒu dōng xi yì qǐ huán gěi nǐ I will return everything together.

Word by Word

我我 means “I” or “me” in “我可以复印一份这份文件吗？”, “我需要先看原件。”, and other lines. It is used when the speaker refers to themself, usually before a modal or action.

可以可以 expresses permission in “我可以复印一份这份文件吗？”, meaning “may I” or “can I” make a copy. It comes before the action and is useful when making a request at a service desk.

复印复印 means “make a photocopy” in “我可以复印一份这份文件吗？” and “我会复印那一页”. The item being copied can follow it directly, as in a document or a page at a service desk.

份份 is a measure word in “一份” and “这份文件”. It counts a copy or document, so it is useful when referring to documents or copies by quantity.

这这 means “this” in “这份文件”, identifying the document being presented or pointed to. It comes before the measure word and noun when referring to a nearby item.

文件文件 means “document” in “这份文件”. It is used as the noun after the demonstrative and measure word, and is appropriate when discussing official paperwork.

吗吗 is the sentence-final question particle in “我可以复印一份这份文件吗？”. It turns the statement into a yes-or-no question, which is useful for making a polite request.

需要需要 means “need” in “我需要先看原件。” and “我需要填写申请表吗？”. It is followed by the thing or action that is required, such as examining an original or filling out a form.

先先 means “first” or “beforehand” in “先看原件”. It places the examination of the original before the later copying step, and it normally comes before the action that should happen first.

看看 means “look at” or “see” in “先看原件”. It takes the document as its object and is useful when a staff member needs to examine something before processing it.

原件原件 means “the original document” in “看原件” and “处理原件”. It identifies the original rather than a copy and can follow actions such as examining or handling it.

填写填写 means “fill out” in “填写申请表” and “请填写这张表”. It is used before the form or document that must receive the requested information, especially in administrative situations.

申请申请 means “request” or “application” in “申请表”. Here it specifies that the form is connected with making a request, and it comes before 表 in this compound.

表表 means “form” in “申请表” and “这张表”. It refers to the paper that must be completed and can be used with the measure word in “这张表”.

请请 means “please” at the beginning of “请填写这张表”. It makes the following instruction polite and is useful when asking someone to carry out an action.

张张 is the measure word in “这张表”. It is used with the flat paper form, coming after 这 and before 表 when identifying one particular sheet.

然后然后 means “then” in “然后我就可以复印了”. It introduces the next step after the form has been completed, and it is useful for explaining a process in sequence.

就就 marks the resulting next step in “我就可以复印了”. It connects the earlier completion of the form with the resulting possibility of copying, and commonly appears before the action or modal in a consequence.

了 The sentence-final 了 in “复印了” marks a new situation: after the form is completed, the copying can now proceed. Here it does not simply mean that the copying happened in the past.

只只 means “only” in “我只需要有印章的那一页”. It limits the request to one particular page and comes before the action or need being restricted.

有有 means “has” or “contains” in “有印章的那一页”. It describes the page by the feature it contains, and this description comes before 的 and the noun it modifies.

印章印章 means “stamp” or “seal” in “有印章的那一页”. It identifies the feature on the page and follows 有 inside the description of the requested page.

的的 links the description “有印章” to the noun “那一页” in “有印章的那一页”. It is used after a description and before the noun being identified, as in a page described by its contents.

那那 means “that” in “那一页”. It points to the page already identified by its stamp and comes before the measure word and noun when referring to that specific item.

页页 means “page” in “那一页” and also appears in “页面”. It identifies one part of the document and is useful when selecting or discussing particular pages.

会会 expresses a planned or expected action in “我会复印那一页”. It comes before the verb and is useful when a staff member promises what they will do next.

并并 connects the two actions in “复印那一页，并把其他页面放在一起”. It shows that the speaker will carry out both actions, and it is useful for linking coordinated steps in an explanation.

把把 introduces the object being handled in “把其他页面放在一起”. The handled pages come after 把 and before the action and its resulting arrangement, a useful pattern when focusing on what is done to an object.

其他其他 means “other” in “其他页面”. It identifies the pages besides the one selected for copying and comes directly before the noun it describes.

页面页面 means “pages” in “其他页面”. It refers to the remaining pages that will be arranged together and follows 其他 as the noun being specified.

放放 means “put” or “place” in “把其他页面放在一起”. It describes arranging the pages and is followed by information about where or in what state they are placed.

在在 in “放在一起” introduces the location or resulting state after 放. It is used after the placement action and before the description of the pages’ position.

一起一起 means “together” in “放在一起” and “一起还给你”. It describes items being kept as one group or returned as one group, which is useful when handling several documents.

小心小心 means “carefully” in “请小心处理原件”. It describes the manner of handling the original and comes before the action as a polite caution at a service desk.

处理处理 means “handle” or “deal with” in “小心处理原件”. It takes the original document as its object and is useful when describing careful processing of paperwork.

所有所有 means “all” in “所有东西”. It covers every item that will be returned and comes before the general noun 东西.

东西东西 means “things” or “items” in “所有东西”. It refers generally to the documents and other materials being handled, and it can follow 所有 when referring to everything.

还还 means “return” or “give back” in “一起还给你”. It describes sending the items back to the requester and is used before the recipient introduced by 给.

给给 introduces the recipient in “还给你”. It comes after the return action and before the person receiving the items, which is useful when specifying who gets something back.

你你 means “you” in “还给你”. It identifies the requester as the recipient of the returned documents and follows 给 when the recipient is stated.

Grammar Points

先……，然后……

先填写申请表，然后请复印一份文件。

xiān tián xiě shēn qǐng biǎo rán hòu qǐng fù yìn yí fèn wén jiàn

First fill out the application form, then please photocopy one copy of the document.

先 and 然后 show the order of two actions. Chinese often places these time adverbs before the verb.

有印章的 + 名词

只复印有印章的那一页。

zhǐ fù yìn yǒu yìn zhāng de nà yí yè

Only photocopy the page with the stamp.

有印章的 uses 的 to describe the noun 那一页, meaning “the page that has a stamp.”

Chinese Vocabulary

复印 verb

fù yìn to photocopy; to make a copy

请 verb

qǐng please

然后 adv

rán hòu then

申请表 noun

shēn qǐng biǎo application form; request form

填写 verb

tián xiě to fill out

文件 noun

wén jiàn document

先 adv

xiān first

需要 verb

xū yào to need

一份 phrase

yí fèn one copy

有印章的 phrase

yǒu yìn zhāng de with a stamp; bearing a seal

原件 noun

yuán jiàn original document

只 adv

zhǐ only

Quiz

Spelling

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with a stamp; bearing a seal

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有印章的

document

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文件

to fill out

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填写

original document

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原件