hard-tipped pen; fountain pen; ballpoint
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
pen with a hard nib (such as a fountain pen, ballpoint pen, etc.), as opposed to a soft writing brush
Typically contrasted with 毛笔 (soft writing brush). Commonly used in the compound 硬笔书法 (hard-pen calligraphy) to distinguish it from traditional brush calligraphy.
Tā他
liàn练
xí习
yìng硬
bǐ笔
shū书
fǎ法
yǐ已
jīng经
shí十
nián年
le了
。
He has been practicing hard-pen calligraphy for ten years already.
Yǔ与
máo毛
bǐ笔
xiāng相
bǐ比
，
yìng硬
bǐ笔
gèng更
shì适
hé合
rì日
cháng常
shū书
xiě写
。
Compared to the writing brush, hard-tipped pens are more suitable for everyday writing.
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Qǐng请
yòng用
yìng硬
bǐ笔
tián填
xiě写
zhè这
fèn份
biǎo表
gé格
。
Please fill out this form using a pen.
Gāng钢
bǐ笔
hé和
yuán圆
zhū珠
bǐ笔
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
yìng硬
bǐ笔
。
Fountain pens and ballpoint pens both belong to the category of hard-tipped pens.