铅笔
qiān bǐ
Pinyin

Definition

铅笔
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qiān bǐ
  1. (lead) pencil
  2. CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī],桿|杆[gǎn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

代笔
dài bǐ
  1. 1 to write on behalf of sb
  2. 2 to ghostwrite
笔
bǐ
  1. 1 pen
  2. 2 pencil
  3. 3 writing brush
  4. 4 to write or compose
  5. 5 the strokes of Chinese characters
  6. 6 classifier for sums of money, deals
  7. 7 CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī]
笔记
bǐ jì
  1. 1 to take down (in writing)
  2. 2 notes
  3. 3 a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches
  4. 4 CL:本[běn]
笔记本
bǐ jì běn
  1. 1 notebook (stationery)
  2. 2 CL:本[běn]
  3. 3 notebook (computing)
蜡笔小新
Là bǐ Xiǎo xīn
  1. 1 Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China
一笔勾销
yī bǐ gōu xiāo
  1. 1 to write off at one stroke
下笔
xià bǐ
  1. 1 to put pen to paper
伏笔
fú bǐ
  1. 1 foreshadowing (literary device)
  2. 2 foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
圆珠笔
yuán zhū bǐ
  1. 1 ballpoint pen
  2. 2 CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī]
执笔
zhí bǐ
  1. 1 to write
  2. 2 to do the actual writing
妙笔生花
miào bǐ shēng huā
  1. 1 gifted or skillful writing
手笔
shǒu bǐ
  1. 1 sth written or painted in one's own hand
  2. 2 (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill
  3. 3 style
  4. 4 hand
  5. 5 (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc
  6. 6 scale
提笔
tí bǐ
  1. 1 to take up one's pen
  2. 2 to start to write
败笔
bài bǐ
  1. 1 a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting
  2. 2 a faulty expression in writing
文笔
wén bǐ
  1. 1 writings
  2. 2 writing style
毛笔
máo bǐ
  1. 1 writing brush
  2. 2 CL:枝[zhī],管[guǎn]
煞笔
shā bǐ
  1. 1 to stop one's pen
  2. 2 to break off writing
  3. 3 final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
画笔
huà bǐ
  1. 1 painting brush
眉笔
méi bǐ
  1. 1 eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
神笔
shén bǐ
  1. 1 lit. divine pen
  2. 2 fig. outstanding writing

Idioms (8)

一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
  1. 1 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
口诛笔伐
kǒu zhū bǐ fá
  1. 1 to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
  2. 2 to denounce by word and pen
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
  1. 1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng
  1. 1 to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
  2. 2 to join the military (esp. of educated person)
持橐簪笔
chí tuó zān bǐ
  1. 1 to serve as a counselor (idiom)
笔胜于刀文比武强
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng
  1. 1 the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
罄笔难书
qìng bǐ nán shū
  1. 1 too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom)
  2. 2 see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qìng zhú nán shū]
点睛之笔
diǎn jīng zhī bǐ
  1. 1 the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
  2. 2 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
  3. 3 a few words to clinch the point

Sample Sentences

这支铅笔笔芯断了。
zhè zhī qiānbǐ bǐxīn duàn le 。
The lead on this pencil is broke.
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下雨的几率不高，放心吧！你拿着铅笔干嘛？来帮我摆桌子。
xiàyǔ de jīlǜ bù gāo ，fàngxīn ba ！nǐ ná zhe qiānbǐ gànmá ？lái bāng wǒ bǎi zhuōzi 。
There's not much chance of rain, relax! Why are you holding a pencil? Help me set the table.
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铅笔，橡皮，文具盒，还有卷笔刀。
qiānbǐ ，xiàngpí ，wénjùhé ，háiyǒu juǎnbǐdāo 。
Pencils, erasers, pencil case, and a pencil sharpener.
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削铅笔
xiāo qiānbǐ
to sharpen a pencil
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通常的话我们就会拿到一些饼干啊，或是一些铅笔橡擦啊这种东西。除了这之外我们其实没有说有很大的庆祝活动。这大概就是唯一的这个...这种当儿童的感受吧。
tōngcháng dehuà wǒ men jiù huì ná dào yīxiē bǐnggān a ，huòshì yīxiē qiānbǐ xiàngcā a zhè zhǒng dōngxi 。chúle zhè zhīwài wǒmen qíshí méiyǒu shuō yǒu hěn dà de qìngzhùhuódòng 。zhè dàgài jiùshì wéiyī de zhè ge ...zhè zhǒng dāng értóng de gǎnshòu ba 。
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