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铅笔

铅笔 qiānbǐ

铅笔 qiānbǐ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 铅笔 qiānbǐ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiānbǐ | qian1 bi3
English translation
(lead) pencil
CL: Zhī [zhī], zhī [zhī], gān
> gān [gǎn]

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About 铅笔 qiānbǐ

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Traditional form

鉛筆

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 铅笔 qiānbǐ

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qiān

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of qiān . Phonosemantic compound. Jīn represents the meaning and gōng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

jīn

Positional decomposition

jīn 几口

Number of Strokes

10

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Depicts a utensil for writing () made from bamboo ( zhú ).

Positional decomposition

⺮毛

Number of Strokes

10

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Example sentences using 铅笔 qiānbǐ

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huá 铅笔 qiānbǐ 线 xiàn yāo jiān xiē ,便于 biànyú 擦掉 cā diào .

Make light pencil lines so that they will erase easily.

zài xià liào 之前 zhī qián xiān yòng 铅笔 qiānbǐ chě zài 木板 mù bǎn shǎng huá hǎo le 线 xiàn .

He scored the board with a pencil and ruler before sawing it.

yòng Zhī xiǎo xiàng 铅笔 qiānbǐ 一样 yīyàng de 电筒 diàn tǒng zhào le zhào 迈克尔 Mài kè ěr de 眼睛 yǎnjing .

He was busy shining a small pencil flashlight into Michael's eyes.

Ā Chǒu āo le 一会 yī huì , shuì : “ 伯伯 bó bo , 这枝铅笔 qiānbǐ 好看 hǎo kàn hěn .

Ah Ch'ou endured a while longer , then said, " Eldest Uncle, your pencil is so pretty.

铅笔 qiānbǐ jiào pēn ér ,钢笔 gāng bǐ jiào pén ’.

He taught me pen - ssu - erh and pen.

铅笔 qiānbǐ Decomposition

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铅笔 qiānbǐ Compounds

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