qiānbǐ

铅笔

HSK 6Word · NounTraditional鉛筆

pencil

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

pencil

A common writing tool with a removable graphite or pigmented clay core, used for drawing and casual writing.

Wǒ我
xū需
yào要
yī一
zhī支
qiān铅
bǐ笔
lái来
xiě写
zuò作
yè业
 。

I need a pencil to do my homework.

Měi美
shù术
kè课
shàng上
 ,
tóng同
xué学
men们
yòng用
qiān铅
bǐ笔
huà画
sù素
miáo描
 。

In art class, students use pencils to draw sketches.

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Qǐng请
bǎ把
nǐ你
de的
qiān铅
bǐ笔
jiè借
wǒ我
yòng用
yī一
xià下
 。

Please lend me your pencil for a moment.

Zhè这
zhī支
qiān铅
bǐ笔
de的
bǐ笔
xīn芯
duàn断
le了
 ,
xū需
yào要
xiāo削
yī一
xià下
 。

The lead of this pencil broke, I need to sharpen it.

Xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
chū初
xué学
xiě写
zì字
cháng常
yòng用
qiān铅
bǐ笔
 ,
fāng方
biàn便
xiū修
gǎi改
 。

Young children often use pencils when first learning to write, as they are easy to erase and correct.