VocabularyHSK 3 · core

笔

bǐ

pen

Part of speech · noun

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筆brush
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Examples

  1. 请给我一支笔。
    Give me a pen.
  2. 我的笔不见了。
    My pen is gone.

Collocations

一支笔红笔钢笔

Mnemonic

笔 bǐ "pen, brush" — traditional 筆, originally 竹 (bamboo) + 聿 (writing brush). Cognate of Japanese 筆 fude / Korean Hanja pil (筆記). Measure: 支 zhī (long thin objects). Compounds: 钢笔 (fountain pen), 铅笔 (pencil).

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