我的书包是蓝色的。
Wǒ de shū bāo shì lán sè de.
My school bag is blue.
School Objects
20 minutes
Learn the names of common school objects in Chinese.
How to use these phrases
In this lesson you will learn the names of things you use every day at school. In Chinese, "书包" means school bag and "铅笔" means pencil. The word "笔" means pen or pencil, so many writing tools have this character. When you want to borrow something from a classmate, you can say "我可以借你的...吗？" which means "Can I borrow your...?". Try to name all the objects on your desk right now in Chinese!
Chinese vocabulary and Pinyin
| Chinese | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 书包 | shū bāo | School bag |
| 铅笔 | qiān bǐ | Pencil |
| 橡皮 | xiàng pí | Eraser |
| 尺子 | chǐ zi | Ruler |
| 本子 | běn zi | Notebook |
| 书 | shū | Book |
| 纸 | zhǐ | Paper |
| 剪刀 | jiǎn dāo | Scissors |
Example sentences
请给我一支铅笔。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yī zhī qiān bǐ.
Please give me a pencil.
你的尺子在哪里？
Nǐ de chǐ zi zài nǎ lǐ?
Where is your ruler?
我在本子上写字。
Wǒ zài běn zi shang xiě zì.
I write in my notebook.
这本书很有趣。
Zhè běn shū hěn yǒu qù.
This book is very interesting.
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