See How Fast You Can Learn Chinese

Try our interactive spaced repetition demo—study your first words in 60 seconds

Interactive demo Takes 60 seconds No sign-up needed

意存笔先,画尽意在

yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài

Sign in to save this word to your study lists.

Definitions

  1. 1. the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through