筆 bǐ

writing brush; write; stroke

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]

WORDS

一筆不苟 yī bǐ bù gǒu lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom); fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
一筆勾銷 yī bǐ gōu xiāo to write off at one stroke
一筆抹殺 yī bǐ mǒ shā to blot out at one stroke; to reject out of hand; to deny without a hearing
一筆抹煞 yī bǐ mǒ shā variant of 一筆抹殺|一笔抹杀[yi1 bi3 mo3 sha1]
下筆 xià bǐ to put pen to paper
中性筆 zhōng xìng bǐ rollerball pen
五筆 wǔ bǐ 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
五筆字型 wǔ bǐ zì xíng five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
五筆字形 wǔ bǐ zì xíng Chinese character input method for entering characters by numbered strokes; variant of 五筆字型|五笔字型[wu3 bi3 zi4 xing2]
五筆編碼 wǔ bǐ biān mǎ five-stroke code, Chinese character input method
五筆輸入法 wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
代筆 dài bǐ to write on behalf of sb; to ghostwrite
伏筆 fú bǐ foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
作筆記 zuò bǐ jì to take notes
信筆 xìn bǐ to write freely; to express oneself as one pleases
光筆 guāng bǐ light pen
冗筆 rǒng bǐ superfluous words (in writing); superfluous strokes (in calligraphy)
刀筆 dāo bǐ writing up of official or judicial documents; pettifoggery
刨筆刀 bào bǐ dāo pencil sharpener
削鉛筆機 xiāo qiān bǐ jī pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)
卷筆刀 juǎn bǐ dāo pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
原子筆 yuán zǐ bǐ ballpoint pen; also written 圓珠筆|圆珠笔
口誅筆伐 kǒu zhū bǐ fá to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom); to denounce by word and pen
國際筆會 guó jì bǐ huì International PEN
圓珠筆 yuán zhū bǐ ballpoint pen; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
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