笔 bǐ

writing brush; write; stroke

HSK 2 #956

DEFINITIONS

  • writing brush
  • write
  • stroke
  • pen
  • pencil
  • writing brush
  • to write or compose
  • the strokes of Chinese characters
  • classifier for sums of money, deals
  • CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]

STROKES

WORDS

刨笔刀 bào bǐ dāo pencil sharpener
削铅笔机 xiāo qiān bǐ jī pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)
国际笔会 guó jì bǐ huì International PEN
梦溪笔谈 mèng xī bǐ tán Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[Shen3 Kuo4], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass
奇异笔 qí yì bǐ marker (writing instrument)
好记性不如烂笔头 hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
妙笔 miào bǐ talented, gifted or ingenious writing
妙笔生花 miào bǐ shēng huā gifted or skillful writing
小笔电 xiǎo bǐ diàn mini laptop or notebook (computer); netbook; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
屠毒笔墨 tú dú bǐ mò poisonous writing; disparaging writing; calumny
意存笔先，画尽意在 yì cún bǐ xiān ， huà jìn yì zài the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
投笔从戎 tóu bǐ cóng róng to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom); to join the military (esp. of educated person)
折笔 zhé bǐ against the bristles (brush movement in painting)
拙笔 zhuō bǐ my clumsy writing (humble expr.); my humble pen
持橐簪笔 chí tuó zān bǐ to serve as a counselor (idiom)
提笔 tí bǐ to take up one's pen; to start to write
提笔忘字 tí bǐ wàng zì to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters
擦擦笔 cā cā bǐ erasable pen
搁笔 gē bǐ to put down the pen; to stop writing
曲笔 qū bǐ falsification in writing; misrepresentation in written history; deliberate digression
橐笔 tuó bǐ to make one's living by writing
横笔 héng bǐ bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)
死亡笔记 sǐ wáng bǐ jì 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]
涉笔 shè bǐ to move the pen; to start writing; putting pen to paper
激光笔 jī guāng bǐ laser pointer
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