Usage note
笔是用来写字的工具。
bǐ shì yòng lái zhe xiě zì de gōng jù
Pen is a tool used for writing.
Context note
在学校里，我们经常用笔来写作业和画画。
zài xuéxiào lǐ, wǒmen zhēngcháng yòng bǐ lái xiě zuòyè hé huà huà.
In school, we often use pens to do homework and draw pictures.
5 examples
我有一支新笔。
wǒ yǒu yì zhī xīn bǐ。
I have a new pen.
妈妈给我买了一只铅笔。
mā ma gěi wǒ mǎi le yì zhī qiān bǐ。
Mom bought me a pencil.
老师用红笔批改作业。
lǎo shī yòng hóng bǐ pī gǎi zuò yè。
The teacher uses a red pen to correct homework.
我常用钢笔写字。
wǒ cháng yòng gāng bǐ xiě zì。
I often use a fountain pen to write.
妹妹喜欢用彩色笔画画。
mèi mei xǐ huan yòng cǎi sè bǐ huà huà。
My younger sister likes to draw with colored pens.
5 mini stories
小明每天早上都会用笔写日记。
xiǎo míng měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì yòng bǐ xiě rì jì。
Xiaoming writes his diary with a pen every morning.
妈妈教我用笔画画。
mā ma jiào wǒ yòng bǐ huà huà。
Mom teaches me to draw with a pen.
爸爸给我买了一支漂亮的钢笔。
bà ba gěi wǒ mǎi le yì zhī piào liang de gāng bǐ。
Dad bought me a beautiful fountain pen.
妹妹不小心把我的笔弄丢了。
mèi mei bù xiǎo xīn bǎ wǒ de bǐ nòng diū le。
My younger sister accidentally lost my pen.
老师表扬我用好笔写字。
lǎo shī biǎo yáng wǒ yòng hǎo bǐ xiě zì。
The teacher praised me for writing well with a good pen.
Mini dialogue
借笔
A
我可以借你的笔吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ jiè nǐ de bǐ ma?
Can I borrow your pen?
B
可以，给你。
Kěyǐ, gěi nǐ.
Sure, here you are.
找笔
A
我的笔在哪里？
Wǒ de bǐ zài nǎlǐ?
Where is my pen?
B
看，在桌子上。
Kàn, zài zhuōzi shàng.
Look, it's on the desk.
Related words and contrasts
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铅笔
qiān bǐ
pencil
a specific type of 笔
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钢笔
gāng bǐ
fountain pen
a specific type of 笔
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橡皮
xiàng pí
eraser
often used together with a pencil