Chinese Word of the Day

铅笔
qiān bǐ

pencil

Definitions

Chinese > English
铅笔
1. Simplified form of 鉛筆
鉛筆	qiānbǐ
1. n. pencil; lead pencil
2. n. pen made from white lead, used to correct mistakes
English > Chinese
pencil
1. 名词. 鉛筆
Components
铅
1. Simplified form of 鉛
鉛	qiān, yán
1. (chemistry) lead (Pb)
2. lead (in a pencil); graphite
3. Used in 鉛山
笔
1. Variant of 筆
筆	bǐ
1. writing brush
2. pen; pencil
你有筆嗎？記一下這個電話號碼。 - Do you have a pen to write this phone number?
你這個字寫錯了，這裡少了一筆。 - The character you have miswritten lacks one stroke here.
我會儘jǐn早把這筆錢還huán 給你。 - I will return the money as soon as possible.
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