Word: 笔 (bǐ)

不好意思，请问你有笔吗？

Bùhǎoyìsi, qǐngwèn nǐ yǒu bǐ ma?

Excuse me, do you have a pen?

为了读学位，我可能得借一笔学生贷款。

Wèile dú xuéwèi, wǒ kěnéng de jiè yì bǐ xuésheng dàikuǎn.

I might have to borrow a student loan to study for my degree.

他嘴里叼着笔，在想问题。

Tā zuǐlǐ diāo zhe bǐ, zài xiǎng wèntí.

He has a pen in his mouth while he thinks about the problem.

他弯下腰捡起了笔。

Tā wān xiàyāo jiǎn qǐle bǐ.

He bent down and picked up the pen.

他欠了银行一笔巨额贷款。

Tā qiànle yínháng yì bǐ jù'é dàikuǎn.

He owes the bank a huge loan.

他给了我一支快没水了的笔。

Tā gěi le wǒ yìzhī kuài méi shuǐ le de bǐ.

He gave me a pen whose ink was almost all used up.

他靠倒卖房子发了一笔暴利。

Tā kào dǎomài fángzi fāle yì bǐ bàolì.

He made a huge windfall by flipping houses.

你为什么需要这笔钱？

Nǐ wèishénme xūyào zhè bǐ qián?

Why do you need this money?

你介意借我你的笔吗？

Nǐ jièyì jiè wǒ nǐ de bǐ ma?

Would you mind lending me your pen?

你们在用的那枝笔是我的。

Nǐmen zài yòng de nà zhī bǐ shì wǒ de.

That pencil you're writing with is mine.

你在用的那支笔是我的。

Nǐ zài yòng de nà zhī bǐ shì wǒ de.

That pencil you're writing with is mine.

你应该记下家里每一笔支出。

Nǐ yīnggāi jìxià jiālǐ měi yì bǐ zhīchū.

You should write down every expense in your household.

你是怎么搞到这笔钱的？

Nǐ shì zěnme gǎo dào zhè bǐ qián de?

How did you come by the money?

你有很多笔吗？

Nǐ yǒu hěn duō bǐ ma?

Do you have a lot of pens?

你有橙色的笔吗？

Nǐ yǒu chéngsè de bǐ ma?

Do you have an orange pen?

你的笔比我的好。

Nǐ de bǐ bǐ wǒ de hǎo.

Your pen is better than mine.

借我一支笔好吗？

Jiè wǒ yìzhī bǐ hǎo ma?

Lend me a pen, will you?

医院收到了一笔很大的捐赠。

Yīyuàn shōudàole yì bǐ hěn dà de juānzèng.

The hospital received a very large donation.

口是风,笔是踪

kǒu shì fēng,bǐ shì zōng

the mouth is wind; the pen leaves tracks

在拿笔之前，我要集中一下思想。

Zài ná bǐ zhīqián, wǒ yào jízhōng yíxià sīxiǎng.

I must put my ideas together before I take up a pen.

她把那笔钱给了他。

Tā bǎ nà bǐ qián gěi le tā.

She gave him the money.

她拒绝接受这笔钱。

Tā jùjué jiēshòu zhè bǐ qián.

She refused to accept the money.

如果你需要笔的话，我借你一支。

Rúguǒ nǐ xūyào bǐ dehuà, wǒ jiè nǐ yìzhī.

If you need a pen, I'll lend you one.

学校收到了一笔捐赠款项。

Xuéxiào shōudàole yì bǐ juānzèng kuǎnxiàng.

The school received a sum of donated money.

学校给了我们一笔生活补助。

Xuéxiào gěi le wǒmen yì bǐ shēnghuó bǔzhù.

The school gave us a living subsidy.

宝宝抓周时，抓了一支笔。

Bǎobao zhuāzhōu shí, zhuāle yìzhī bǐ.

At his first-birthday zhuazhou, the baby picked up a pen.

我不小心地把你的笔弄坏了。

Wǒ bùxiǎoxīnde bǎ nǐ de bǐ nònghuàile.

I've accidentally broken your pen.

我们需要那笔钱。

Wǒmen xūyào nà bǐ qián.

We need that money.

我会尽早还给你这笔钱。

Wǒ huì jǐnzǎo huán gěi nǐ zhè bǐ qián.

I'll return the money to you as soon as possible.

我会给你这笔钱。

Wǒ huì gěi nǐ zhè bǐ qián.

I'll give you this money.

我可以用你的笔吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ yòng nǐ de bǐ ma?

Can I use your pen?

我得查找一下我的笔。

Wǒ děi cházhǎo yíxià wǒ de bǐ.

I need to search for my pen.

我找不到我的笔。

Wǒ zhǎo búdào wǒ de bǐ.

I can't find my pen.

我昨天买了一支像你那样的笔。

Wǒ zuótiān mǎile yìzhī xiàng nǐ nàyàng de bǐ.

I bought a pen like yours yesterday.

我有十支笔。

Wǒ yǒu shí zhī bǐ.

I have ten pens.

我的原珠笔没墨了。

Wǒ de yuán zhū bǐ méi mò le.

My ballpoint pen just ran out of ink.

房租是我最大的一笔开销。

Fángzū shì wǒ zuì dà de yì bǐ kāixiāo.

Rent is my biggest expense.

手冻得麻木，拿不住笔。

Shǒu dòng de mámù, nábúzhù bǐ.

My hands are so cold and numb that I can't hold a pen.

手套太厚，我拿笔很笨拙。

Shǒutào tài hòu, wǒ ná bǐ hěn bènzhuō.

The gloves are so thick that I'm clumsy holding a pen.

政府拨了一笔专项资金。

Zhèngfǔ bōle yì bǐ zhuānxiàng zījīn.

The government allocated a special fund.

新买的笔很好用。

Xīn mǎi de bǐ hěn hǎo yòng.

The brand new pen is easy to use.

朋友出国前赠我一支笔。

Péngyou chūguó qián zèng wǒ yìzhī bǐ.

Before going abroad, my friend gave me a pen as a gift.

看到这笔钱使他被诱惑偷东西。

Kàndào zhè bǐ qián shǐ tā bèi yòuhuò tōu dōngxi.

The sight of the money tempted him into stealing.

笔在桌子上。

Bǐ zài zhuōzi shàng.

The pen is on the table.

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.

老板暗地里给了他一笔奖金。

Lǎobǎn àndìli gěi le tā yì bǐ jiǎngjīn.

The boss quietly gave him a bonus.

言不乱发,笔不妄动

yán bú luànfà,bǐ bú wàngdòng

words not uttered carelessly, the pen not moved rashly

警察追溯这笔钱的来源。

Jǐngchá zhuīsù zhè bǐ qián de láiyuán.

The police are tracing the source of this money.

请到窗口缴纳这笔费用。

Qǐng dào chuāngkǒu jiǎonà zhè bǐ fèiyòng.

Please go to the counter to pay this fee.

请在表格里写清楚这笔钱的用途。

Qǐng zài biǎogé lǐ xiě qīngchu zhè bǐ qián de yòngtú.

Please state clearly in the form what this money is for.

请用黑笔书写，不要用铅笔。

Qǐng yòng hēi bǐ shūxiě, búyào yòng qiānbǐ.

Please write in black pen, not pencil.

请用黑色的笔书写，不要用铅笔。

Qǐng yòng hēisè de bǐ shūxiě, búyào yòng qiānbǐ.

Please write with a black pen, not a pencil.

请说明这笔钱的去向。

Qǐng shuōmíng zhè bǐ qián de qùxiàng.

Please explain where this money went.

请问这笔款项用在哪里？

Qǐngwèn zhè bǐ kuǎnxiàng yòng zài nǎlǐ?

May I ask what this sum of money is being used for?

这个字的第一笔是撇。

Zhège zì de dìyī bǐ shì piě.

The first stroke of this character is a left-falling stroke.

这个长方形的盒子可以放笔吗？

Zhège chángfāngxíng de hézi kěyǐ fàng bǐ ma?

Can this rectangular box hold pens?

这几枝笔是谁的？

Zhè jǐ zhī bǐ shì shéi de?

Whose are these pens?

这支笔，你用吗？

Zhè zhī bǐ, nǐ yòng ma?

Are you going to use this pen?

这支笔和我昨天掉的那支一样。

Zhè zhī bǐ hé wǒ zuótiān diào de nà zhī yíyàng.

This is the same pen that I lost yesterday.

这支笔是我的。

Zhè zhī bǐ shì wǒ de.

This pen belongs to me.

这支笔没墨了。

Zhè zhī bǐ méi mò le.

This pen has run dry.

这是一笔不错的交易。

Zhè shì yì bǐ búcuò de jiāoyì.

It's a good deal.

这是你的笔吗？

Zhè shì nǐ de bǐ ma?

Is this your pen?

这枝笔不好写。

Zhè zhī bǐ bù hǎo xiě.

This pen doesn't write well.

这笔买卖我们谈了很久。

Zhè bǐ mǎimai wǒmen tánle hěn jiǔ.

We negotiated this deal for a long time.

这笔助学金帮他交了学费。

Zhè bǐ zhùxuéjīn bāng tā jiāole xuéfèi.

This financial aid helped him pay his tuition.

这笔医药费该怎么筹措？

Zhè bǐ yīyào fèi gāi zěnme chóucuò?

How should we raise the money for these medical bills?

这笔善款会送到山区学校。

Zhè bǐ shànkuǎn huì sòng dào shānqū xuéxiào.

These donations will be sent to a school in the mountains.

这笔基金是用来修学校的。

Zhè bǐ jījīn shì yònglái xiū xuéxiào de.

This fund is used to build a school.

这笔存款明年五月到期。

Zhè bǐ cúnkuǎn míngnián wǔyuè dàoqī.

This deposit matures in May next year.

这笔定期存款明年到期。

Zhè bǐ dìngqīcúnkuǎn míngnián dàoqī.

This time deposit matures next year.

这笔拨款什么时候能到？

Zhè bǐ bōkuǎn shénme shíhou néng dào?

When will this appropriation arrive?

这笔拨款已经全部用在医院上了。

Zhè bǐ bōkuǎn yǐjīng quánbù yòng zài yīyuàn shàng le.

This appropriation has all been spent on the hospital.

这笔捐款已经送到学校了。

Zhè bǐ juānkuǎn yǐjīng sòng dào xuéxiào le.

The donation has already been delivered to the school.

这笔收入是免税的吗？

Zhè bǐ shōurù shì miǎnshuì de ma?

Is this income tax free?

这笔贷款的本金还剩多少？

Zhè bǐ dàikuǎn de běnjīn hái shèng duōshǎo?

How much of the principal on this loan is left?

这笔费用由谁来担负？

Zhè bǐ fèiyòng yóu shéi lái dānfù?

Who will bear this expense?

这笔钱不能随便动用。

Zhè bǐ qián bùnéng suíbiàn dòngyòng.

This money can't be used just as you please.

这笔钱会一次性给你。

Zhè bǐ qián huì yícìxìng gěi nǐ.

This money will be paid to you in one lump sum.

这笔钱你可以自由支配。

Zhè bǐ qián nǐ kěyǐ zìyóu zhīpèi.

You can spend this money however you like.

这笔钱只用于买书。

Zhè bǐ qián zhǐ yòngyú mǎi shū.

This money is only used for buying books.

这笔钱将用于赈灾。

Zhè bǐ qián jiāng yòngyú zhènzāi.

This money will be used for disaster relief.

这笔钱是专项经费，不能乱用。

Zhè bǐ qián shì zhuānxiàng jīngfèi, bùnéng luàn yòng.

This money is a dedicated fund and can't be used carelessly.

这笔钱来路暧昧，你最好别收。

Zhè bǐ qián láilù àimèi, nǐ zuìhǎo bié shōu.

The source of this money is dubious, so you'd better not accept it.

这笔钱的金额太大了。

Zhè bǐ qián de jīn'é tài dàle.

The amount of this sum is too large.

那笔钱改变了他的生活。

Nà bǐ qián gǎibiànle tā de shēnghuó.

That money changed his life.

颜色无所谓，给我一支笔就行了。

Yánsè wúsuǒwèi, gěi wǒ yìzhī bǐ jiù xíng le.

I don't care what color ink, just bring me a pen.