What 铅笔 means
- Pencil
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铅笔 in a sentence
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Questions about 铅笔
What does 铅笔 mean in English?
铅笔 is pronounced qiānbǐ and means Pencil.
How do you pronounce 铅笔?
铅笔 is qiānbǐ in pinyin — written qianbi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 铅笔?
铅笔 is written with 2 characters: 铅 (qiān) Lead (metal), 笔 (bǐ) Pen (brush stroke - write). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 铅笔 written in traditional Chinese?
鉛筆. The simplified form 铅笔 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 鉛筆 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced qiānbǐ.
Is 铅笔 an HSK word?
Yes — 铅笔 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
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