Chinese word

蜡笔

Pronunciation

Pinyinlà bǐ

Meaning

  • nouncrayon

Example

我用蜡笔画画。wǒ yòng là bǐ huà huà

I use crayons to draw.

Illustration for 蜡笔 (crayon)

More examples

我把蜡笔放进文具盒。wǒ bǎ là bǐ fàng jìn wén jù hé

I put the crayon in the pencil case.

Core concept

A wax-based drawing stick that leaves colored lines on paper.

Common phrases

  • 一支蜡笔yì zhī là bǐ

    a crayon

  • 用蜡笔画画yòng là bǐ huà huà

    draw with a crayon

Similar words

铅笔qiān bǐ: A writing and drawing tool with a dark core inside a wooden case.
彩色铅笔cǎi sè qiān bǐ: A writing and drawing pencil whose core produces a colored line.
画笔huà bǐ: A brush for applying paint when making pictures.
水彩笔shuí cái bǐ: A pen-like tool filled with color for drawing colored lines.

Definition in Chinese

一种用蜡或含蜡材料制成、可以画出彩色线条的笔状工具。yì zhǒng yòng là huò hán là cái liào zhì chéng ké yǐ huà chū cǎi sè xiàn tiáo de bǐ zhuàng gōng jù

Word origin

蜡 (là, "wax") + 笔 (bǐ, "writing tool") names a drawing tool by its material and function.

Usage tips

  • When crayons are counted, Chinese uses a measure word for pen-shaped objects, as it does for many pencils and pens.

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