# 毛笔 (máobǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 毛笔 (máobǐ) means “writing brush; calligraphy brush”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: writing brush; calligraphy brush
- Pinyin: máobǐ (mao2 bi3)
- Traditional: 毛筆
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 枝、管

## Examples

- 爷爷每天用毛笔写字。
  Yéye měitiān yòng máobǐ xiězì.
  My grandfather writes with a calligraphy brush every day.

## Characters

- [毛](https://hanziro.com/word/mao-hair/) (máo): hair; wool
- [笔](https://hanziro.com/word/bi-pen/) (bǐ): pen; writing brush

https://hanziro.com/word/mao-bi-writing-brush/

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