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執筆
zhí bǐ
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to write;
to do the actual writing
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墨筆
mò bǐ
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writing brush
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夢溪筆談
mèng xī bǐ tán
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Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[Shen3 Kuo4], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass
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奇異筆
qí yì bǐ
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marker (writing instrument)
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奮筆疾書
fèn bǐ jí shū
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to write at a tremendous speed
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好記性不如爛筆頭
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
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the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
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妙筆
miào bǐ
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talented, gifted or ingenious writing
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妙筆生花
miào bǐ shēng huā
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gifted or skillful writing
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小筆電
xiǎo bǐ diàn
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mini laptop or notebook (computer);
netbook;
CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
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屠毒筆墨
tú dú bǐ mò
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poisonous writing;
disparaging writing;
calumny
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工筆
gōng bǐ
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gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
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意存筆先，畫盡意在
yì cún bǐ xiān ， huà jìn yì zài
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the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
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手筆
shǒu bǐ
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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
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投筆從戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng
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to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom);
to join the military (esp. of educated person)
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折筆
zhé bǐ
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against the bristles (brush movement in painting)
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拙筆
zhuō bǐ
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my clumsy writing (humble expr.);
my humble pen
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持橐簪筆
chí tuó zān bǐ
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to serve as a counselor (idiom)
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提筆
tí bǐ
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to take up one's pen;
to start to write
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提筆忘字
tí bǐ wàng zì
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to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters
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擦擦筆
cā cā bǐ
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erasable pen
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擱筆
gē bǐ
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to put down the pen;
to stop writing
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敗筆
bài bǐ
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a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting;
a faulty expression in writing
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文筆
wén bǐ
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writings;
writing style
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曲筆
qū bǐ
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falsification in writing;
misrepresentation in written history;
deliberate digression
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橐筆
tuó bǐ
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to make one's living by writing
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