How to say “fountain pen” in Chinese
fountain pen
“Fountain pen” in Chinese is 钢笔, gāng bǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
钢笔 is read gāng bǐ: 2 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 the left, 钅 “metal”; the right part is the same as in 刚 gāng. 钢琴 — a “steel qin”, that is, a piano.
On top, 竹 “bamboo”: a brush with a bamboo handle.
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 “钢笔”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 钢笔. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 爷爷送给我一支钢笔yéyesònggěiwǒyìzhīgāngbǐGrandpa gave me a fountain pen.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fountain pen” in Chinese?
“Fountain pen” in Chinese is 钢笔, pinyin gāngbǐ.
What does 钢笔 mean?
钢笔 (gāngbǐ) means “fountain pen”.
How do you write 钢笔?
钢笔 is 2 characters: 钢 (gāng) — steel; 笔 (bǐ) — brush, pen. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 钢笔?
钢笔 is read gāngbǐ. Tones: gāng — first tone, bǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fountain pen” in the lesson “Diligence, notebooks and times tables”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 6. 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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