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笔

bǐ · bi

Traditional 筆

HSK 2Measure word guideMeasure words: 支 zhī, 枝 zhī

Meaning

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  1. pen
  2. pencil
  3. writing brush
  4. to write or compose
  5. the strokes of Chinese characters
  6. classifier for sums of money, deals
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Writing brush

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，一(yī)支(zhī)毛笔(máobǐ)，想(xiǎng)试试(shìshì)吗(ma)？

    Look, a writing brush. Do you want to try?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)试试(shìshì)，可是(kěshì)笔(bǐ)怎么(zěnme)拿(ná)呢(ne)？

    I'll try. But how do I hold the brush?

  3. Liangliang

    竖(shù)着(zhe)拿(ná)，现在(xiànzài)写(xiě)你(nǐ)的(de)名字(míngzi)，

    Hold it up straight. Now write your name.

  4. Dengdeng

    写(xiě)好(hǎo)了(le)！你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)名字(míngzi)！

    Done! Look, this is my name!

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)不(bù)是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)名字(míngzi)，是(shì)一(yī)只(zhī)很(hěn)开心(kāixīn)的(de)虫子(chóngzi)！

    That's not your name. That's a very happy bug.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)需(xū)要(yào)笔(bǐ)的(de)话(huà)，我(wǒ)借(jiè)你(nǐ)一(yì)支(zhī)。

If you need a pen, I'll lend you one.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)昨(zuó)天(tiān)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yì)支(zhī)像(xiàng)你(nǐ)那(nà)样(yàng)的(de)笔(bǐ)。

I bought a pen like yours yesterday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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