Usages of qiānbǐ
我 用 铅笔 写 笔记， 写错 了 可以 马上 用 橡皮 擦掉。wǒ yòng qiānbǐ xiě bǐjì, xiěcuò le kěyǐ mǎshàng yòng xiàngpí cādiào.
I use a pencil to take notes, and if I write something wrong, I can erase it right away with an eraser.
这 支 铅笔 太 短 了， 不如 先 用 橡皮 旁边 那 支 新 的 吧。zhè zhī qiānbǐ tài duǎn le, bùrú xiān yòng xiàngpí pángbiān nà zhī xīn de ba.
This pencil is too short; you might as well use the new one next to the eraser first.
我 用 铅笔 写 中文 作业。wǒ yòng qiānbǐ xiě zhōngwén zuòyè.
I do my Chinese homework with a pencil.
上课 的 时候， 我 总是 用 铅笔 做 笔记。shàngkè de shíhou, wǒ zǒngshì yòng qiānbǐ zuò bǐjì.
When I’m in class, I always take notes with a pencil.
请 给 我 一 支 铅笔， 我 想 做 笔记。qǐng gěi wǒ yì zhī qiānbǐ, wǒ xiǎng zuò bǐjì.
Please give me a pencil; I want to take notes.
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