bat1 hap6筆盒笔盒
Jyutpingbat1 hap6
Yalebāt hahp
Definition
Pencil box or pencil case; a hard case for carrying small stationery like pens and pencils.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a hard or rigid container for stationery, distinct from a soft pouch or bag. Modern students often use the term 筆袋 for fabric pouches, but 筆盒 remains the standard term for the classic plastic or metal boxes that often feature hidden compartments or buttons.
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Is there an eraser inside your pencil case?
His pencil case fell to the floor, and the pens scattered everywhere.
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Common mistake
Do not use this for a soft fabric pencil pouch, which is better described as 筆袋. Using 筆盒 for a soft pouch sounds slightly unnatural to native speakers who distinguish between the rigid box and the flexible bag.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
