Usage note
毛笔是写汉字的笔。
máo bǐ shì xiě hàn zì de bǐ。
毛笔 means a brush used for writing Chinese characters.
Context note
毛笔常用于书法、绘画和传统文化。
máo bǐ cháng yòng yú shū fǎ 、 huì huà hé chuán tǒng wén huà。
It is often used with calligraphy, painting, and traditional culture.
5 examples
他会用毛笔。
tā huì yòng máo bǐ。
He can use a brush pen.
毛笔字很好看。
máo bǐ zì hěn hǎo kàn。
Brush writing looks beautiful.
老师教我们拿毛笔。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men ná máo bǐ。
The teacher taught us how to hold the brush.
这支毛笔很软。
zhè zhī máo bǐ hěn ruǎn。
This brush is very soft.
我在练毛笔字。
wǒ zài liàn máo bǐ zì。
I am practicing brush writing.
5 mini stories
老师带大家认识毛笔。
lǎo shī dài dà jiā rèn shi máo bǐ。
The teacher helped everyone learn about the brush.
他用毛笔写了一个字。
tā yòng máo bǐ xiě le yí gè zì。
He wrote a character with a brush.
毛笔字需要慢慢练。
máo bǐ zì xū yào màn màn liàn。
Brush writing needs slow practice.
她喜欢看毛笔画。
tā xǐ huan kàn máo bǐ huà。
She likes looking at brush paintings.
毛笔是传统文化的一部分。
máo bǐ shì chuán tǒng wén huà de yí bù fen。
The brush is part of traditional culture.
Mini dialogue
用毛笔写字
A
你会用毛笔吗？
Nǐ huì yòng máobǐ ma?
Can you use a writing brush?
B
会一点，毛笔写字很有趣。
Huì yìdiǎn, máobǐ xiězì hěn yǒuqù.
A little, writing with a brush is fun.
买毛笔
A
这支毛笔多少钱？
Zhè zhī máobǐ duōshao qián?
How much is this writing brush?
B
五块钱，很便宜。
Wǔ kuài qián, hěn piányi.
Five yuan, very cheap.
Related words and contrasts
related
笔
bǐ
pen, writing tool
笔 is the general term for writing instruments, including 毛笔.
contrast
铅笔
qiān bǐ
pencil
铅笔 is a pencil, different from a brush pen.
contrast
钢笔
gāng bǐ
fountain pen
钢笔 is a fountain pen, another writing tool.
related
墨
mò
ink (for calligraphy)
墨 is the ink used with a 毛笔 for calligraphy.