Word: 文房四宝 (wénfángsìbǎo)

Traditional: 文房四寶

文房四宝 dictionary entry

wénfángsìbǎo: Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bi3], 墨[mo4], 紙|纸[zhi3] and 硯|砚[yan4]; the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)

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Example sentences using 文房四宝

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笔、墨、纸、砚，合称文房四宝。

Bǐ, mò, zhǐ, yàn, héchēng wénfángsìbǎo.

The brush, ink, paper and inkstone are together called the Four Treasures of the Study.
笔墨纸砚是文房四宝。

Bǐmò zhǐ yàn shì wénfángsìbǎo.

Brush, ink, paper and inkstone are the Four Treasures of the Study.
练书法要先买文房四宝。

Liàn shūfǎ yào xiānmǎi wénfángsìbǎo.

To practice calligraphy, you first need to buy the basic writing essentials.