Chinese Conversation · Level 9
90 words
Chinese word
圆珠笔
Pronunciation
Pinyinyuán zhū bǐ
Meaning
- nounballpoint pen
Example
我找不到我的圆珠笔了。wǒ zhǎo bú dào wǒ de yuán zhū bǐ le
I can't find my ballpoint pen.
More examples
他用圆珠笔在合同上签字。tā yòng yuán zhū bǐ zài hé tóng shàng qiān zì
He signed the contract with a ballpoint pen.
Core concept
A writing tool that sends ink to paper through a tiny rolling ball at its tip.
Common phrases
一支圆珠笔yì zhī yuán zhū bǐ
a ballpoint pen
用圆珠笔写yòng yuán zhū bǐ xiě
write with a ballpoint pen
买圆珠笔mǎi yuán zhū bǐ
buy a ballpoint pen
Similar words
铅笔qiān bǐ: A pencil that leaves graphite marks and can be sharpened when its writing core becomes short.
中性笔zhōng xìng bǐ: A pen with gel-like ink that writes smoothly and is less likely to smudge.
钢笔gāng bǐ: A pen with ink inside and a metal nib that lets the ink reach the paper.
自动铅笔zì dòng qiān bǐ: A pencil with a built-in lead-feeding mechanism for repeated use without sharpening.
Definition in Chinese
笔尖带有可以滚动的小球，通过滚动将墨水传到纸上，是用于日常书写的笔。bǐ jiān dài yǒu ké yǐ gǔn dòng de xiǎo qiú tōng guò gǔn dòng jiāng mò shuǐ chuán dào zhǐ shàng shì yòng yú rì cháng shū xiě de bǐ
Word origin
圆珠笔 (yuánzhūbǐ, "ballpoint pen") combines 圆 (yuán, "round"), 珠 (zhū, "bead"), and 笔 (bǐ, "writing tool"), naming the round bead at the pen tip.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, a color description usually comes before this noun, so the needed writing tool can be identified before the object is named.