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毛笔
máobǐ
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- pinyin
- máobǐ
- simplified
- 毛笔
- traditional
- 毛筆
1 · noun
Here, a writing or painting tool with a tip made from hairs.
本课指用毛制成笔头、用于书写或绘画的工具。
Here brush means 毛笔; the English word also covers many other brushes.
Please put the brush beside the ink.
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请把毛笔放在墨旁边。
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2 · noun
A tool with a tip made of hairs, used for writing or painting.
笔头由毛制成、用来书写或绘画的工具。
This is a writing brush. English brush also refers to other tools that are not 毛笔.
He dipped the writing brush in ink and began practicing characters.
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他把毛笔蘸上墨，开始练习写字。
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The tip of this writing brush is finer than that one’s.
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这支毛笔的笔头比那支细。
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Mandarin reading: máobǐ.
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brush — Here, a writing or painting tool with a tip made from hairs.