How to Print Chinese Flashcards on A4 or US Letter

Search the picture-card library by Chinese, pinyin, or English, or use the available topic and level filters. Open the card and read the Chinese word and its main English meaning. Select a character in the pinyin row if you need to choose another reading for the word.

Set the hints for the activity before printing. Show pinyin for a pronunciation reference, hide it for a reading attempt, or enable Fill-in-the-blank card to replace Chinese and pinyin with a writing line. English visibility is separate, so you can keep a meaning clue or hide it for picture naming.

The live card preview shows the content that will be printed, including your text edits, hint choices, border, and corner shape. Check that the picture still matches any edited wording, then select Print card to move to the sheet layout.

In Print layout, select A4 or US Letter under Paper and Portrait or Landscape under Orientation. Choose the paper you will actually load into the printer. The sheet preview rearranges when you change these settings.

Compare both orientations if you need a particular card size. Changing the sheet shape changes how many rows and columns fit; it does not change the card's proportions. Use the displayed page count and preview rather than assuming landscape will always fit more cards.

Use Card width to choose the size in millimetres. The layout keeps the card's 4:5 width-to-height ratio, so a 90 mm-wide card is 112.5 mm high in the prepared layout. Use Card spacing to leave the gap you need between repeated cards.

For example, A4 portrait with a 90 mm card width and 6 mm spacing has a layout capacity of two columns by two rows, or four cards per page. Set Cards to print to 4 to fill those positions with the current card. With a quantity of 1, the preview contains just one card.

Treat those measurements as the prepared layout dimensions. The browser and printer can change the final physical size through scaling and margins. Check that pinyin and character details remain readable on a test print before choosing a smaller card to fit more on the sheet.

Cards to print repeats the current card within the prepared pages. As you change the quantity, the preview shows the total cards and the number of pages. Use the page arrows to inspect later pages when the quantity exceeds one sheet's capacity.

The browser's Copies setting repeats the whole prepared printout. For example, four cards arranged on one sheet and two browser copies produce two copies of that sheet, with eight cards in total. Decide how many cards you need before changing both controls.

To prepare a different word, return to the library and open its card. Set up and print that card separately. Save any PNG versions you want to keep before leaving the editor.

Select Open print dialog when the site preview looks right. In the browser, choose the same paper and orientation as the site layout. Check scale, margins, headers and footers, and page count before sending the job to the printer.

Start with 100% or actual-size scaling when you want the card width you selected. If the preview shows clipping, check the paper, orientation, and margins first. If your printer requires scaling to fit its printable area, review the resulting card size on paper.

Print one sheet before making all the copies. Read the pinyin at normal viewing distance, check character strokes, and confirm that the spacing is comfortable for cutting. If you need a file instead, choose Save as PDF when your browser or operating system offers that print destination.

Compare the site sheet preview, the browser print preview, and one physical sheet in that order. The first place where the result changes helps you choose what to adjust.

Choose Download card when you need a PNG to place in your own slide or document. Download each word separately, then arrange the images in that application and use its page setup for printing. This is useful when your lesson combines different words, instructions, and other materials on one page.

Choose Print card when you want the site's sheet layout for the current card and its repetitions. Begin with the word you will use first, check its hint settings, and prepare one test sheet before repeating the process for the rest of the lesson.