Translation

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

Synonyms

• 笔杆
• 画, 笔划, 笔画

Examples

• 我无论是甚么东西也要记进笔记本里；没有了笔记本，我就会浑身不自在
  I write everything down; I feel uneasy without my notebook.
• 铅笔头钝了。
  The point of the pencil has become dull.
• 请用钢笔写。
  Please write with a pen.
• 请拿多点铅笔来。
  Please get a lot of pencils.
• 你有铅笔吗？
  Do you have a pencil?
• 这些是笔。
  These are pens.
• 这支铅笔有多长？
  How long is this pencil?
• 这几枝笔是谁的？
  Whose are these pens?
• 这是一支铅笔。
  This is a pencil.
• 从地上捡起这支铅笔。
  Pick up the pencil from the floor.