铅笔

qiān bǐ

Noun (名)

Basic Meaning

The common, modern meaning. It is typically used as a countable noun, e.g., 'one pencil', 'two pencils'.

pencil

用石墨或加颜料的黏土做笔芯的笔。

Words:

铅笔画铅笔写字

Sentences:

考(kǎo)试(shì)时(shí)请(qǐng)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)好(hǎo)铅(qiān)笔(bǐ)和(hé)橡(xiàng)皮(pí)。
Please have your pencil and eraser ready for the exam.
他(tā)用(yòng)铅(qiān)笔(bǐ)画(huà)了(le)一(yī)幅(fú)简(jiǎn)单(dān)的(de)素(sù)描(miáo)。
He drew a simple sketch with a pencil.
这(zhè)支(zhī)铅(qiān)笔(bǐ)的(de)笔(bǐ)芯(xīn)太(tài)软(ruǎn)了(le)，很(hěn)容(róng)易(yì)断(duàn)。
The lead in this pencil is too soft and breaks easily.

This is an ancient, historical usage, not common in modern conversation.

(Archaic) A brush used to dip in lead powder to correct mistakes in writing.

指蘸铅粉涂改错字之笔。

Words:

提起铅笔一支铅笔

Sentences:

在(zài)古(gǔ)代(dài)，文(wén)房(fáng)四(sì)宝(bǎo)之(zhī)外(wài)，提(tí)起(qǐ)铅(qiān)笔(bǐ)常(cháng)指(zhǐ)这(zhè)种(zhǒng)蘸(zhàn)铅(qiān)粉(fěn)改(gǎi)字(zì)的(de)笔(bǐ)。
In ancient times, apart from the 'Four Treasures of the Study', '提起铅笔' (mentioning a pencil) often referred to this kind of brush used for dipping in lead powder to correct characters.
古(gǔ)时(shí)官(guān)员(yuán)修(xiū)改(gǎi)文(wén)书(shū)，会(huì)用(yòng)到(dào)一(yī)支(zhī)特(tè)殊(shū)的(de)铅(qiān)笔(bǐ)。
In ancient times, officials used a special '铅笔' (pencil/brush) to revise documents.

lead

pen