笔 (bǐ): meaning and stroke order

笔 in our stories

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• 他拿起一支笔，在白板上画了三个圈，用最简单的话讲了自己的想法。

  tā ná qǐ yì zhī bǐ zài báibǎn shàng huà le sān gè quān yòng zuì jiǎndān de huà jiǎng le zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ

  He picked up a pen, drew three circles on the whiteboard and explained his idea in the simplest words he could.

  From the story Three circles HSK 4

• 画完最后一笔，姑娘向他深深地鞠了一躬，慢慢地不见了。

  huà wán zuìhòu yì bǐ gūniang xiàng tā shēnshēn de jū le yì gōng mànmàn de bú jiàn le

  When he made the last brushstroke, the girl bowed deeply to him and slowly faded away.

  From the story The girl in the painting HSK 5

• 单子上写着：“海兴号”船底有裂缝，必须马上修理。可是在下面，公司老板用红笔批了两个字：“缓修。”

  dānzi shàng xiě zhe Hǎixīng hào chuándǐ yǒu lièfèng bìxū mǎshàng xiūlǐ kěshì zài xiàmiàn gōngsī lǎobǎn yòng hóng bǐ pī le liǎng gè zì huǎn xiū

  It said the Haixing's hull was cracked and had to be repaired at once. But underneath, the company owner had written two words in red ink: "Delay repair."

  From the story The storm that never was HSK 7–9 · Level 8