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The Chinese word fenbi - 粉笔 - fěnbǐ
(chalk in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
fěnbǐ
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic script indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translation
chalk
Chinese characters:
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粉笔 ( fenbi / fěnbǐ ) in traditional characters
粉筆
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 粉笔 ( fenbi / fěnbǐ ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Fenbi yong wan le, wo qu na ji zhi.
Fěnbǐ yòng wán le, wǒ qù ná jǐ zhī.– English translation: We've run out of chalk, I'll go and get some.
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powder | pen
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