Usages of zhī
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.
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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