毛
笔

Writing brush in Chinese: 毛笔 (máo bǐ)

máo bǐ

writing brush

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 毛筆1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1writing brush

Stroke order

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毛
笔

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄠˊ

máo

ㄇ/ mㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄅㄧˇ

bǐ

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

毛笔

Simplified

毛筆

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 爷爷喜欢用毛笔练习写字。

    yé ye xǐ huan yòng máo bǐ liàn xí xiě zì。

    Grandpa likes to practice writing with a brush.

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Related words

毛

máo

hair

笔

bǐ

pen

铅笔

qiān bǐ

(lead) pencil

毛巾

máo jīn

towel

毛病

máo bìng

fault

眉毛

méi mao

eyebrow

笔记

bǐ jì

to take down (in writing)

毛衣

máo yī

(wool) sweater

钢笔

gāng bǐ

fountain pen

笔试

bǐ shì

written examination

大笔

dàbǐ

Large

笔记本

bǐ jì běn

notebook (stationery)

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