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铅 qiān

lead

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 2
Radical
钅
Traditional
鉛
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 钅几口 ⿰钅⿱几口

Memory hint: metal

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Example sentences with 铅

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  1. 我用铅笔写字。
    Wǒ yòng qiānbǐ xiě zì.
    I write with a pencil.
    I use lead-pen write character
  2. 你有铅笔吗？
    Nǐ yǒu qiānbǐ ma?
    Do you have a pencil?
    you have lead-pen (question)
  3. 请借我一支铅笔。
    Qǐng jiè wǒ yì zhī qiānbǐ.
    Please lend me a pencil.
    please lend me one (measure) lead-pen
  4. 这不是铅笔，是钢笔。
    Zhè bú shì qiānbǐ, shì gāngbǐ.
    This isn't a pencil, it's a pen.
    this not is lead-pen, is steel-pen
  5. 考试的时候要用铅笔。
    Kǎoshì de shíhou yào yòng qiānbǐ.
    During the exam you need to use a pencil.
    exam (particle) time must use lead-pen

Words with 铅 (1)