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笔

bǐ

Traditional: 筆

writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1])

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Meaning of 笔 in English

bǐHSK 2+ HSK 5noun, measure wordSyllabus #310
  1. writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1])
  2. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)
  3. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character
  4. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business
  5. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
  6. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork

Example sentences

  1. 我得查找一下我的笔。
    wǒ dé chá zhǎo yī xià wǒ de bǐ。
    I need to search for my pen.
    Tatoeba #1446819 by asosan · #1148932 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我昨天买了一支像你那样的笔。
    wǒ zuó tiān mǎi le yī zhī xiàng nǐ nà yàng de bǐ。
    I bought a pen like yours yesterday.
    Tatoeba #401958 by GlossaMatik · #401955 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 你有很多笔吗？
    nǐ yǒu hěn duō bǐ ma？
    Do you have a lot of pens?
    Tatoeba #5091444 by mirrorvan · #69772 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Characters

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HSK words with 笔

笔记HSK 3铅笔HSK 3笔记本HSK 3笔试HSK 4毛笔HSK 5钢笔HSK 6笔墨HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences