How to say “notebook” in Chinese
notebook; laptop
“Notebook” in Chinese is 笔记本, bǐ jì běn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
笔记本 is read bǐ jì běn: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 竹 “bamboo”: a brush with a bamboo handle.
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
木 “tree” with a stroke at the root.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “笔记本”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “notebook” in Chinese?
“Notebook” in Chinese is 笔记本, pinyin bǐjìběn.
What does 笔记本 mean?
笔记本 (bǐjìběn) means “notebook; laptop”.
How do you write 笔记本?
笔记本 is 3 characters: 笔 (bǐ) — brush, pen; 记 (jì) — remember, note down; 本 (běn) — root; measure word: books. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 笔记本?
笔记本 is read bǐjìběn. Tones: bǐ — third tone, jì — fourth tone, běn — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“notebook” in the lesson “Write it down, remember it”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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