máobǐ

毛笔

HSK 5Word · NounTraditional毛筆

writing brush; Chinese ink brush

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

Chinese ink brush; writing brush

neutral

Traditional Chinese writing and painting tool, core stationery for East Asian calligraphy and traditional ink painting.

Tā他
yòng用
máo毛
bǐ笔
xiě写
le了
yī一
fú幅
kǎi楷
shū书
zuò作
pǐn品
 。

He wrote a regular script work with a Chinese ink brush.

Zhè这
fú幅
shuǐ水
mò墨
shān山
shuǐ水
huà画
shì是
yòng用
láng狼
háo毫
máo毛
bǐ笔
chuàng创
zuò作
de的
 。

This ink wash landscape painting was created with a weasel hair writing brush.

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Yé爷
ye爷
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
cháng常
yòng用
máo毛
bǐ笔
liàn练
xí习
shū书
fǎ法
 。

Grandpa often practiced calligraphy with a writing brush when he was young.

Chū初
xué学
zhě者
kě可
yǐ以
xiān先
shǐ使
yòng用
yáng羊
háo毫
máo毛
bǐ笔
rù入
mén门
 。

Beginners can start with a goat hair writing brush to learn the basics.

Wén文
fāng房
sì四
bǎo宝
zhōng中
máo毛
bǐ笔
shì是
bì必
bù不
kě可
shǎo少
de的
gōng工
jù具
 。

Among the four treasures of the study, the writing brush is an indispensable tool.