giấy học trò
Definition
- Noun:
- Student paper / School paper: A specific type of large-format, white paper, sized for school notebooks. It is sized with starch to prevent ink from bleeding and is traditionally made from wood or bamboo pulp.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mẹ mua cho tôi mười tờ giấy học trò để đóng vở. (My mother bought me ten sheets of student paper to make a notebook.)
- Giấy học trò ngày xưa thường có màu trắng ngà. (Student paper in the old days was often off-white.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "giấy học trò" evokes a sense of nostalgia and simplicity, often associated with traditional, non-mechanized papermaking and the school life of past generations. It is less commonly used for modern, mass-produced notebook paper.
Variants and Related Words
- Giấy tập (n): Exercise paper; a more modern and general term for paper used in student notebooks.
- Cửa hàng văn phòng phẩm bán nhiều loại giấy tập. (The stationery store sells many types of exercise paper.)
- Giấy trắng (n): White paper; a generic term.
- Vở học sinh (n): Student notebook.
Synonyms
- Composition paper: A type of paper used for writing in schools.
- Foolscap: A historical paper size, sometimes similar in concept.
- Exercise paper
Related Concepts
- This term refers specifically to the paper stock itself, not the finished notebook. The paper is characterized by its large sheet size (designed to be folded and bound), starch sizing (to control ink absorption), and simple, utilitarian production for educational use.