Dictionary - results for 笔

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
笔	筆	bǐ	- pen - pencil - writing brush - to write or compose - the strokes of Chinese characters - classifier for sums of money, deals - CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
下笔	下筆	xiàbǐ	- to put pen to paper
五笔	五筆	wǔbǐ	- abbr. of 五筆字型\|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
代笔	代筆	dàibǐ	- to write on behalf of sb - to ghostwrite
伏笔	伏筆	fúbǐ	- foreshadowing (literary device) - foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
信笔	信筆	xìnbǐ	- to write freely - to express oneself as one pleases
光笔	光筆	guāngbǐ	- light pen
冗笔	冗筆	rǒngbǐ	- superfluous words (in writing) - superfluous strokes (in calligraphy)
刀笔	刀筆	dāobǐ	- writing up of official or judicial documents - pettifoggery
执笔	執筆	zhíbǐ	- to write - to do the actual writing
墨笔	墨筆	mòbǐ	- writing brush
妙笔	妙筆	miàobǐ	- talented, gifted or ingenious writing
工笔	工筆	gōngbǐ	- gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
手笔	手筆	shǒubǐ	- sth written or painted in one's own hand - (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill - style - hand - (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc - scale
折笔	折筆	zhébǐ	- against the bristles (brush movement in painting)
拙笔	拙筆	zhuōbǐ	- my clumsy writing (humble expr.) - my humble pen
提笔	提筆	tíbǐ	- to take up one's pen - to start to write
搁笔	擱筆	gēbǐ	- to put down the pen - to stop writing
败笔	敗筆	bàibǐ	- a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting - a faulty expression in writing
文笔	文筆	wénbǐ	- writings - writing style
曲笔	曲筆	qūbǐ	- falsification in writing - misrepresentation in written history - deliberate digression
橐笔	橐筆	tuóbǐ	- to make one's living by writing
横笔	橫筆	héngbǐ	- bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)
毛笔	毛筆	máobǐ	- writing brush - CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3]
涉笔	涉筆	shèbǐ	- to move the pen - to start writing - putting pen to paper
润笔	潤筆	rùnbǐ	- remuneration for literary or artistic work
煞笔	煞筆	shābǐ	- to stop one's pen - to break off writing - final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
画笔	畫筆	huàbǐ	- painting brush
直笔	直筆	zhíbǐ	- a straightforward honest account
眉笔	眉筆	méibǐ	- eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
硬笔	硬筆	yìngbǐ	- generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes
神笔	神筆	shénbǐ	- lit. divine pen - fig. outstanding writing
秉笔	秉筆	bǐngbǐ	- to hold the pen - to do the actual writing
笔下	筆下	bǐxià	- the wording and purport of what one writes
笔供	筆供	bǐgòng	- written evidence, as opposed to oral evidence 口供[kou3 gong4]
笔划	筆劃	bǐhuà	- variant of 筆畫\|笔画[bi3 hua4]
笔力	筆力	bǐlì	- vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing - vigor of style in literary composition
笔友	筆友	bǐyǒu	- pen pal
笔名	筆名	bǐmíng	- pen name - pseudonym
笔墨	筆墨	bǐmò	- pen and ink - words - writing
笔套	筆套	bǐtào	- the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush - the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)
笔尖	筆尖	bǐjiān	- nib - pen point - the tip of a writing brush or pencil
笔帽	筆帽	bǐmào	- the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush
笔心	筆心	bǐxīn	- pencil lead - refill (for a ball-point pen)
笔战	筆戰	bǐzhàn	- written polemics
笔挺	筆挺	bǐtǐng	- (standing) very straight - straight as a ramrod - bolt upright - well-ironed - trim
笔替	筆替	bǐtì	- (poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher
笔会	筆會	Bǐhuì	- PEN (association of writers)
笔架	筆架	bǐjià	- pen rack - pen-holder
笔杆	筆桿	bǐgǎn	- the shaft of a pen or writing brush - pen-holder - pen
笔法	筆法	bǐfǎ	- technique of writing - calligraphy - or drawing
笔画	筆畫	bǐhuà	- strokes of a Chinese character
笔直	筆直	bǐzhí	- perfectly straight - straight as a ramrod - bolt upright
笔砚	筆硯	bǐyàn	- writing brush and ink stone
笔筒	筆筒	bǐtǒng	- pen container - brush pot
笔算	筆算	bǐsuàn	- to do a sum in writing - written calculation
笔者	筆者	bǐzhě	- the author - the writer
笔耕	筆耕	bǐgēng	- to make a living by writing - to write (as an author)
笔触	筆觸	bǐchù	- brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy - brushwork - style of drawing or writing
笔记	筆記	bǐjì	- to take down (in writing) - notes - a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches - CL:本[ben3]
笔试	筆試	bǐshì	- written examination
笔误	筆誤	bǐwù	- a slip of a pen - CL:處\|处[chu4]
笔调	筆調	bǐdiào	- (of writing) tone - style
笔谈	筆談	bǐtán	- conversation by writing - sketches and notes
笔译	筆譯	bǐyì	- written translation
笔迹	筆跡	bǐjì	- handwriting
笔锋	筆鋒	bǐfēng	- the tip of a writing brush - vigor of style in writing - stroke - touch
笔录	筆錄	bǐlù	- to put down in writing - to take down notes - transcript - record
笔电	筆電	bǐdiàn	- notebook (computer) - CL:臺\|台[tai2],部[bu4]
笔顺	筆順	bǐshùn	- stroke order (when writing Chinese character)
笔头	筆頭	bǐtóu	- ability to write - writing skill - written - in written form
粉笔	粉筆	fěnbǐ	- chalk - CL:支[zhi1],段[duan4]
红笔	紅筆	hóngbǐ	- red pen
绝笔	絕筆	juébǐ	- words written on one’s deathbed - an artist's final work - swansong
落笔	落筆	luòbǐ	- to put pen to paper - pen mark
着笔	著筆	zhuóbǐ	- to put pen to paper
蜡笔	蠟筆	làbǐ	- crayon
亲笔	親筆	qīnbǐ	- in one's own handwriting
竖笔	豎筆	shùbǐ	- vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
辍笔	輟筆	chuòbǐ	- to stop writing or painting - to leave off writing midway
连笔	連筆	liánbǐ	- to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
运笔	運筆	yùnbǐ	- to wield the pen - to write
铅笔	鉛筆	qiānbǐ	- (lead) pencil - CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1],桿\|杆[gan3]
钢笔	鋼筆	gāngbǐ	- fountain pen - CL:支[zhi1]
开笔	開筆	kāibǐ	- to start learning as a poet - to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
附笔	附筆	fùbǐ	- postscript
随笔	隨筆	suíbǐ	- essay-writing - belles-lettres
作笔记	作筆記	zuòbǐjì	- to take notes
刨笔刀	刨筆刀	bàobǐdāo	- pencil sharpener
卷笔刀	卷筆刀	juǎnbǐdāo	- pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
原子笔	原子筆	yuánzǐbǐ	- ballpoint pen - also written 圓珠筆\|圆珠笔
圆珠笔	圓珠筆	yuánzhūbǐ	- ballpoint pen - CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
奇异笔	奇異筆	qíyìbǐ	- marker (writing instrument)
小笔电	小筆電	xiǎobǐdiàn	- mini laptop or notebook (computer) - netbook - CL:臺\|台[tai2],部[bu4]
擦擦笔	擦擦筆	cācābǐ	- erasable pen
荧光笔	熒光筆	yíngguāngbǐ	- highlighter (pen)
白板笔	白板筆	báibǎnbǐ	- whiteboard marker - dry-erase marker
白鬼笔	白鬼筆	báiguǐbǐ	- (botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)
眼线笔	眼線筆	yǎnxiànbǐ	- eyeliner (cosmetics)
笔底下	筆底下	bǐdǐxià	- ability to write
笔杆子	筆桿子	bǐgǎnzi	- pen - an effective writer
笔画数	筆畫數	bǐhuàshù	- stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)
笔管面	筆管麵	bǐguǎnmiàn	- penne pasta
笔记本	筆記本	bǐjìběn	- notebook (stationery) - CL:本[ben3] - notebook (computing)
签字笔	簽字筆	qiānzìbǐ	- felt-tip pen - roller ball pen - gel ink pen
羽毛笔	羽毛筆	yǔmáobǐ	- quill pen
记号笔	記號筆	jìhaobǐ	- (permanent) marker (pen)
转笔刀	轉筆刀	zhuànbǐdāo	- pencil sharpener
铅笔刀	鉛筆刀	qiānbǐdāo	- pencil sharpener - CL:把[ba3]
铅笔盒	鉛筆盒	qiānbǐhé	- pencil case
马克笔	馬克筆	mǎkèbǐ	- marker (loanword) - felt marker
麦克笔	麥克筆	màikèbǐ	- marker pen (loanword)
一笔不苟	一筆不苟	yībǐbùgǒu	- lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) - fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一笔勾销	一筆勾銷	yībǐgōuxiāo	- to write off at one stroke
一笔抹杀	一筆抹殺	yībǐmǒshā	- to blot out at one stroke - to reject out of hand - to deny without a hearing
一笔抹煞	一筆抹煞	yībǐmǒshā	- variant of 一筆抹殺\|一笔抹杀[yi1 bi3 mo3 sha1]
五笔字型	五筆字型	wǔbǐzìxíng	- five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
五笔字形	五筆字形	wǔbǐzìxíng	- Chinese character input method for entering characters by numbered strokes - variant of 五筆字型\|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2]
五笔编码	五筆編碼	wǔbǐbiānmǎ	- five-stroke code, Chinese character input method
削铅笔机	削鉛筆機	xiāoqiānbǐjī	- pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)
口诛笔伐	口誅筆伐	kǒuzhūbǐfá	- to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom) - to denounce by word and pen
国际笔会	國際筆會	GuójìBǐhuì	- International PEN
梦溪笔谈	夢溪筆談	MèngXīBǐtán	- Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[Shen3 Kuo4], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass
奋笔疾书	奮筆疾書	fènbǐjíshū	- to write at a tremendous speed
妙笔生花	妙筆生花	miàobǐshēnghuā	- gifted or skillful writing
屠毒笔墨	屠毒筆墨	túdúbǐmò	- poisonous writing - disparaging writing - calumny
投笔从戎	投筆從戎	tóubǐcóngróng	- to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom) - to join the military (esp. of educated person)
持橐簪笔	持橐簪筆	chítuózānbǐ	- to serve as a counselor (idiom)
提笔忘字	提筆忘字	tíbǐwàngzì	- to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters
死亡笔记	死亡筆記	sǐwángbǐjì	- Death note (Japanese: デスノート), translation of cult manga series by author ŌBA Tsugumi 大場鶇\|大场鸫[Da4 chang3 Dong1] (pen-name) and illustrator OBATA Takeshi 小畑健[Xiao3 tian2 Jian4]
生花妙笔	生花妙筆	shēnghuāmiàobǐ	- beautiful or talented writing
秉笔直书	秉筆直書	bǐngbǐzhíshū	- to record faithfully
笔下生花	筆下生花	bǐxiàshēnghuā	- to write elegantly
罄笔难书	罄筆難書	qìngbǐnánshū	- too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom) - see also 罄竹難書\|罄竹难书[qing4 zhu2 nan2 shu1]
自动铅笔	自動鉛筆	zìdòngqiānbǐ	- mechanical pencil - propelling pencil
蜡笔小新	蠟筆小新	LàbǐXiǎoxīn	- Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China
点睛之笔	點睛之筆	diǎnjīngzhībǐ	- the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch - the crucial point that brings the subject to life - a few words to clinch the point
五笔输入法	五筆輸入法	wǔbǐshūrùfǎ	- five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
笔划检字表	筆劃檢字表	bǐhuàjiǎnzìbiǎo	- look-up table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke-count
笔记型电脑	筆記型電腦	bǐjìxíngdiànnǎo	- notebook (computer)
笔记本电脑	筆記本電腦	bǐjìběndiànnǎo	- laptop - notebook (computer) - CL:臺\|台[tai2],部[bu4]
独立中文笔会	獨立中文筆會	dúlìZhōngwénbǐhuì	- Independent Chinese PEN center
笔记本计算机	筆記本計算機	bǐjìběnjìsuànjī	- laptop - notebook (computer)
阅微草堂笔记	閱微草堂筆記	YuèwēiCǎotángBǐjì	- Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀\|纪昀[Ji4 Yun2], novel of the supernatural - The Thatched Study of Close Scrutiny
好记性不如烂笔头	好記性不如爛筆頭	hǎojìxìngbùrúlànbǐtóu	- the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
笔胜于刀文比武强	筆勝於刀文比武強	bǐshèngyúdāowénbǐwǔqiáng	- the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
意存笔先，画尽意在	意存筆先，畫盡意在	yìcúnbǐxiān,huàjìnyìzài	- the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through