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dawn_188 · 2026-10-21T14:21:03+00:00

I am unable to insert citations for Chinese-language references using Zotero, even though I have already added those Chinese references to my Zotero library.
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poettli · 2026-10-21T23:56:28+00:00

You can't cite an attachment item. You need to first create a parent item with metadata that will be used by the citation style. See:
https://www.zotero.org/support/adding_items_to_zotero#standalone_attachments_and_parent_items