Chinese word

画笔

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuà bǐ

Meaning

  • nounpaintbrush

Example

请把画笔递给我。qǐng bǎ huà bǐ dì gěi wǒ

Please pass me the paintbrush.

Illustration for 画笔 (paintbrush)

More examples

他拿着画笔准备开始画画。tā ná zhe huà bǐ zhǔn bèi kāi shǐ huà huà

He is holding a paintbrush, ready to start painting.

Core concept

A brush-shaped instrument that turns liquid color into lines, marks, and filled areas.

Common phrases

  • 拿着画笔ná zhe huà bǐ

    hold a paintbrush

  • 握住画笔wò zhù huà bǐ

    grip a paintbrush

  • 放下画笔fàng xià huà bǐ

    put down a paintbrush

Similar words

毛笔máo bǐ: A traditional brush with soft hairs for writing or painting with ink or water-based color.
刷子shuā zi: A brush with a handle and bristles for covering broad surfaces with paint or color.

Definition in Chinese

绘画用的笔具，指用于蘸颜料在各种介质上进行绘制的毛笔或刷子类工具。huì huà yòng de bǐ jù zhǐ yòng yú zhàn yán liào zài gè zhǒng jiè zhì shàng jìn xíng huì zhì de máo bǐ huò shuā zi lèi gōng jù

Word origin

The compound 画 (huà, "painting") + 笔 (bǐ, "writing brush") names a brush by its main job: producing pictures.

Usage tips

  • The material and intended medium can matter in art-supply conversations, since watercolor and oil-paint brushes can both belong to this category.

Other meanings

  • brushnoun

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