笔
bǐ
writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1])
brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy); (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork; (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character; (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business; (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
我的笔找不到了，你能借我一支吗？
wǒ de bǐ zhǎo bu dào le ， nǐ néng jiè wǒ yī zhī ma ？
I can't find my pen — could you lend me one?
他用一大笔钱买下了那栋旧楼。
tā yòng yī dà bǐ qián mǎi xià le nà dòng jiù lóu 。
He used a large sum of money to buy that old building.
Words with 笔
连笔
lián bǐ
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
运笔
yùn bǐ
to wield the pen
铅笔
qiān bǐ
(lead) pencil
铅笔刀
qiān bǐ dāo
pencil sharpener
铅笔盒
qiān bǐ hé
pencil case
钢笔
gāng bǐ
fountain pen
录音笔
lù yīn bǐ
voice recorder (handheld digital device)
开笔
kāi bǐ
to start learning as a poet
阅微草堂笔记
yuè wēi cǎo táng bǐ jì
Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀|纪昀[Ji4 Yun2], novel of the supernatural
附笔
fù bǐ
postscript
自动铅笔
zì dòng qiān bǐ
mechanical pencil
随笔
suí bǐ
essay