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鉛芯筆

jyun4 sam1 bat1

propelling pencil; mechanical pencil, the kind with incredibly thin and fragile lead that snaps off if you push it out too far.

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 665

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鉛芯筆

This word was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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鉛 jyun4 qian1 yan2 - lead (metal)
芯 sam1 seon3 xin1 {xin4} - central part of an object
筆 bat1 bi3 - pen; pencil; writing brush

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