笔

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Pronunciation : bǐ

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Meaning :
  1. pen, pencil or writing brush. (n)
  2. technique of writing, calligraphy or drawing. (n)
  3. to write or compose. (v)
  4. used for sums of money, financial accounts, debts, etc.. (measure word)
Radical : 竹
Strokes : 10
Traditional : 笔
Usage : 11.6%
Notes : 铅笔 – pencil (铅 : carbon)
毛笔 – brush (毛 : fur, hair)
蜡笔 – crayon
钢笔 – fountain pen
原子笔 – ballpoint pen
Sentences:
1. May I borrow your pen?
jiè nǐ de bǐ yòng yí xià kě yǐ ma ?
借 你 的 笔 用 一 下 可 以 吗 ？

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借 : borrow, lend
你的 : your
笔 : pen
用 : use
一下 : one time; once
可以 : can
吗 : (particle) used at the end of a question
2. He has an excellent writing style.
tā de wén bǐ hěn hǎo 。
他 的 文 笔 很 好 。

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他的 : his
文笔 : style of writing
很 : very
好 : good
3. An autographed picture.
qīn bǐ qiān míng de zhào piàn 。
亲 笔 签 名 的 照 片 。

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亲笔 : in ones own handwriting
签名 : signature, autograph
的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to
照片 : photo, picture
4. I have donated some money to the foundation.
wǒ xiàng jī jīn huì juān le yì bǐ qián 。
我 向 基 金 会 捐 了 一 笔 钱 。

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我 : I
向 : to, towards
基金会 : foundation
捐 : donate
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
一笔 : measure word
钱 : money
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September 22nd, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

Comments (2)

MagnusSeptember 22nd, 2009 at 12:50 pm

我的儿子挺喜欢用蜡笔画画儿！ 但是我不要他用马克笔和原子笔因为他老是画画在衣服上！！
Great website!
-Magnus

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Min Min Reply:
September 22nd, 2009 at 9:48 pm

Hi Magnus,

Thanks for visiting my website.

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