笔

bǐ · bi

Traditional 筆

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. pen
  2. pencil
  3. writing brush
  4. to write or compose
  5. the strokes of Chinese characters
  6. classifier for sums of money, deals
  7. CL:支 (zhī),枝 (zhī)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)需(xū)要(yào)笔(bǐ)的(de)话(huà),我(wǒ)借(jiè)你(nǐ)一(yì)支(zhī)。

If you need a pen, I'll lend you one.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)昨(zuó)天(tiān)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yì)支(zhī)像(xiàng)你(nǐ)那(nà)样(yàng)的(de)笔(bǐ)。

I bought a pen like yours yesterday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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