pen holder; brush pot
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Meanings
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pen holder; brush pot
neutralA cylindrical container used for holding pens, pencils, or calligraphy brushes. Traditional Chinese pen holders are often made of bamboo, wood, porcelain, or jade and can be artistic collectibles.
Yé爷
ye爷
de的
shū书
zhuō桌
shàng上
fàng放
zhe着
yī一
gè个
jīng精
zhì致
de的
zhú竹
diāo雕
bǐ笔
tǒng筒
。
There is an exquisite bamboo-carved pen holder on Grandpa's desk.
Zhè这
ge个
qīng青
huā花
cí瓷
bǐ笔
tǒng筒
shì是
Míng明
dài代
de的
gǔ古
dǒng董
。
This blue and white porcelain pen holder is an antique from the Ming Dynasty.
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Tā他
xiě写
wán完
zì字
hòu后
，
suí随
shǒu手
bǎ把
máo毛
bǐ笔
chā插
jìn进
le了
bǐ笔
tǒng筒
lǐ里
。
After finishing writing, he casually put the calligraphy brush into the pen holder.
Wǒ我
sòng送
gěi给
tā他
yī一
gè个
mù木
zhì制
de的
bǐ笔
tǒng筒
zuò作
wéi为
shēng生
rì日
lǐ礼
wù物
。
I gave him a wooden pen holder as a birthday gift.
Bǐ笔
tǒng筒
lǐ里
de的
bǐ笔
tài太
duō多
le了
，
yǒu有
diǎn点
chā插
bù不
jìn进
qù去
。
There are too many pens in the pen holder; they barely fit in.