粉笔 meaning in English

fěnbǐ

chalk

Traditional 粉筆20 strokes

Meaning of 粉笔

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fěnbǐ
  1. chalk

Measure word: 支,段

粉笔 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

用yòng粉fěn笔bǐ写xiě字zì不bù容róng易yì。
It is not easy to write in chalk.
给gěi我wǒ一yī段duàn粉fěn笔bǐ。
Give me a piece of chalk.
拿ná起qǐ这zhè支zhī粉fěn笔bǐ,在zài黑hēi板bǎn上shàng写xiě字zì。
Take this piece of chalk and write on the blackboard.
给gěi我wǒ拿ná两liǎng根gēn粉fěn笔bǐ来lái,谢xiè谢xiè。
Please bring me two pieces of chalk.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

粉 fěn · powder · 10 strokes

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笔 bǐ · writing brush · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 粉笔.

笔记bǐjìto take down (in writing); notes
笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑[bi
钢笔gāngbǐfountain pen
毛笔máobǐwriting brush
铅笔qiānbǐ(lead) pencil
奶粉nǎifěnpowdered milk
笔试bǐshìwritten examination; paper test (for an applicant)
洗衣粉xǐyīfěnlaundry detergent; washing powder
圆珠笔yuánzhūbǐballpoint pen
粉丝fěnsībean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or s
粉碎fěnsuìto crush; to smash; to shatter
面粉miànfěnflour

Questions about 粉笔

What does 粉笔 mean?

粉笔 (fěnbǐ) means "chalk".

How do you write 粉笔?

粉笔 is made of 2 characters: 粉 (10 strokes), 笔 (10 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

How is 粉笔 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 粉笔 is written 粉筆.