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粉笔

fěn bǐ

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pinyin
fěn bǐ
simplified
粉笔
traditional
粉筆

1 · noun

chalk

在黑板上书写的条状材料。

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The teacher put the short piece of chalk in the box and took a longer one.

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老师把短粉笔放进盒子,换了一支长的。

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