铅
笔

(lead) pencil in Chinese: 铅笔 (qiān bǐ)

qiān bǐ

(lead) pencil

HSK 3Traditional: 鉛筆2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1(lead) pencil

Stroke order

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铅
笔

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄢ

qiān

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄅㄧˇ

bǐ

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

铅笔

Simplified

鉛筆

Traditional

Example sentences

See 铅笔 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 铅笔长吗？

    qiān bǐ cháng ma？

    Is the pencil long?

  • 铅笔头钝了。

    qiān bǐ tóu dùn le。

    The point of the pencil has become dull.

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Related words

笔

bǐ

pen

铅

qiān

lead (chemistry)

笔记

bǐ jì

to take down (in writing)

钢笔

gāng bǐ

fountain pen

毛笔

máo bǐ

writing brush

笔试

bǐ shì

written examination

大笔

dàbǐ

Large

笔记本

bǐ jì běn

notebook (stationery)

圆珠笔

yuán zhū bǐ

ballpoint pen

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