原子笔

原子筆

yuánzǐbǐ

noun #60,139

Measure Word

一支原子笔 zhī

Meanings

1 ballpoint pen

Characters

original; source

small particle; (suffix)

Examples

请借我一支原子笔好吗？

Qǐng jiè wǒ yī zhī yuánzǐbǐ hǎo ma?

Could you lend me a ballpoint pen?

这支原子笔的墨水快用完了。

Zhè zhī yuánzǐbǐ de mòshuǐ kuài yòng wán le.

This ballpoint pen is almost out of ink.

Tips

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Taiwan and Hong Kong usage. Mainland Chinese says 圆珠笔 (yuánzhūbǐ, 'round-bead pen'). Literally 'atom pen' — a mid-20th-century name riffing on atomic-age tech.

Stroke Order

原 yuán

子 zǐ

笔 bǐ