Hanzi
Traditional
筆
Simplified
笔

pen/pencil/writing brush/to write or compose/the strokes of Chinese characters/classifier for sums of money, deals/CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

bǐ

Bopomofo

ㄅㄧˇ

Jyutping

bat1

Example sentences

筆 / 笔 bǐ
他在那次交易中賺了一大筆錢。
他在那次交易中赚了一大笔钱。

He earned a large sum of money in that transaction.

用 yòng
請用這支筆寫字。
请用这支笔写字。

Please use this pen to write.

筆記 / 笔记 bǐjì
上課時，我把重點寫成筆記。
上课时，我把重点写成笔记。

During class, I wrote the key points as notes.

錄 / 录 lù
這部筆記錄下了他一生的感悟。
这部笔记录下了他一生的感悟。

This notebook recorded the realizations of his whole life.

筆記本 / 笔记本 bǐjìbēn
我買了一本新的筆記本。
我买了一本新的笔记本。

I bought a new notebook.

貼紙 / 贴纸 tiēzhǐ
孩子喜歡在筆記本上貼滿各種可愛的貼紙。
孩子喜欢在笔记本上贴满各种可爱的贴纸。

The child likes to cover their notebook with all kinds of cute stickers.

下筆 / 下笔 xiàbǐ
他思考了很久才下筆寫作。
他思考了很久才下笔写作。

He thought for a long time before finally starting to write.

圓珠筆 / 圆珠笔 yuánzhūbǐ
他用圓珠筆在筆記本上寫字。
他用圆珠笔在笔记本上写字。

He is writing in the notebook with a ballpoint pen.

Example Vocabulary

筆

bi3

pen; brush; stroke; (measure word for money or transactions)

筆記

bi3'ji4

notes; written record

筆記本

bi3'ji4'ben1

notebook; laptop

蠟筆小新

下筆

xia4'bi3

to put pen to paper; to start writing

伏筆

fu2'bi3

圓珠筆

yuan2'zhu1'bi3

ballpoint pen

執筆

zhi2'bi3

妙筆生花

miao4'bi3'sheng1'hua1

一筆勾銷

yi1'bi3'gou1'xiao1

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