铅笔 (鉛筆)
qiān bǐ
Pinyin

Definition

铅笔 (鉛筆)
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qiān bǐ
  1. (lead) pencil
  2. CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī],桿|杆[gǎn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

代笔
dài bǐ
  1. 1 to write on behalf of sb
  2. 2 to ghostwrite
笔
bǐ
  1. 1 pen
  2. 2 pencil
  3. 3 writing brush
  4. 4 to write or compose
  5. 5 the strokes of Chinese characters
  6. 6 classifier for sums of money, deals
  7. 7 classifier: 支 zhī
  8. 8 classifier: 枝 zhī
笔记
bǐ jì
  1. 1 to take down (in writing)
  2. 2 notes
  3. 3 a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches
  4. 4 classifier: 本 běn
笔记本
bǐ jì běn
  1. 1 notebook (stationery)
  2. 2 classifier: 本 běn
  3. 3 notebook (computing)
蜡笔小新
Là bǐ Xiǎo xīn
  1. 1 Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China

Idioms (8)

一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
  1. 1 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
口诛笔伐
kǒu zhū bǐ fá
  1. 1 to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
  2. 2 to denounce by word and pen
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
  1. 1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng
  1. 1 to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
  2. 2 to join the military (esp. of educated person)
持橐簪笔
chí tuó zān bǐ
  1. 1 to serve as a counselor (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这支铅笔笔芯断了。
zhè zhī qiānbǐ bǐxīn duàn le 。
The lead on this pencil is broke.
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下雨的几率不高，放心吧！你拿着铅笔干嘛？来帮我摆桌子。
xiàyǔ de jīlǜ bù gāo ，fàngxīn ba ！nǐ ná zhe qiānbǐ gànmá ？lái bāng wǒ bǎi zhuōzi 。
There's not much chance of rain, relax! Why are you holding a pencil? Help me set the table.
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铅笔，橡皮，文具盒，还有卷笔刀。
qiānbǐ ，xiàngpí ，wénjùhé ，háiyǒu juǎnbǐdāo 。
Pencils, erasers, pencil case, and a pencil sharpener.
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削铅笔
xiāo qiānbǐ
to sharpen a pencil
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通常的话我们就会拿到一些饼干啊，或是一些铅笔橡擦啊这种东西。除了这之外我们其实没有说有很大的庆祝活动。这大概就是唯一的这个...这种当儿童的感受吧。
tōngcháng dehuà wǒ men jiù huì ná dào yīxiē bǐnggān a ，huòshì yīxiē qiānbǐ xiàngcā a zhè zhǒng dōngxi 。chúle zhè zhīwài wǒmen qíshí méiyǒu shuō yǒu hěn dà de qìngzhùhuódòng 。zhè dàgài jiùshì wéiyī de zhè ge ...zhè zhǒng dāng értóng de gǎnshòu ba 。
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