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HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. pen
  2. 2. pencil
  3. 3. writing brush
  4. 4. to write or compose
  5. 5. the strokes of Chinese characters
  6. 6. classifier for sums of money, deals

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 802832)

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Words Containing 笔

签字笔
qiān zì bǐ

felt-tip pen

附笔
fù bǐ

postscript

笔供
bǐ gòng

written evidence, as opposed to oral evidence 口供[kǒu gòng]

蜡笔小新
là bǐ xiǎo xīn

Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China

随笔
suí bǐ

essay

横笔
héng bǐ

bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)

笔调
bǐ diào

(of writing) tone

笔砚
bǐ yàn

writing brush and ink stone

白板笔
bái bǎn bǐ

whiteboard marker

屠毒笔墨
tú dú bǐ mò

poisonous writing

笔顺
bǐ shùn

stroke order (when writing Chinese character)

连笔
lián bǐ

to write without lifting one's pen from the paper

画笔
huà bǐ

painting brush

笔划检字表
bǐ huà jiǎn zì biǎo

lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count

秉笔
bǐng bǐ

to do the actual writing

自动铅笔
zì dòng qiān bǐ

mechanical pencil

口诛笔伐
kǒu zhū bǐ fá

to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)

投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng

to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)

运笔
yùn bǐ

to wield the pen

笔帽
bǐ mào

the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush

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)

笔套
bǐ tào

the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush

搁笔
gē bǐ

to put down the brush; to stop writing (or painting)

笔触
bǐ chù

brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy

笔下生花
bǐ xià shēng huā

to write elegantly

妙笔生花
miào bǐ shēng huā

gifted or skillful writing

羽毛笔
yǔ máo bǐ

quill pen

笔法
bǐ fǎ

technique of writing

转笔刀
zhuàn bǐ dāo

pencil sharpener

秉笔直书
bǐng bǐ zhí shū

to record faithfully

亲笔
qīn bǐ

in one's own handwriting

铅笔
qiān bǐ

(lead) pencil

生花妙笔
shēng huā miào bǐ

beautiful or talented writing

马克笔
mǎ kè bǐ

marker (loanword)

妙笔
miào bǐ

talented, gifted or ingenious writing

手笔
shǒu bǐ

sth written or painted in one's own hand

国际笔会
guó jì bǐ huì

International PEN

涉笔
shè bǐ

to start writing or painting (lit. \wet the brush\)

钢笔
gāng bǐ

fountain pen

笔力
bǐ lì

vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing

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[dà chǎng dōng] (pen-name) and illustrator OBATA Takeshi 小畑健[xiǎo tián jiàn]

削铅笔
xiāo qiān bǐ

to sharpen a pencil

笔尖
bǐ jiān

nib

铅笔盒
qiān bǐ hé

pencil case

眉笔
méi bǐ

eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)

提笔
tí bǐ

to take up one's pen

墨笔
mò bǐ

writing brush

白鬼笔
bái guǐ bǐ

(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)

开笔
kāi bǐ

to start learning as a poet

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

毛笔
máo bǐ

writing brush

信笔
xìn bǐ

to write freely

鹅毛笔
é máo bǐ

quill pen

工笔
gōng bǐ

gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description

笔直
bǐ zhí

perfectly straight

光笔
guāng bǐ

light pen

笔胜于刀文比武强
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng

the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)

着笔
zhuó bǐ

to put pen to paper

笔架
bǐ jià

pen rack

笔心
bǐ xīn

pencil lead

笔记
bǐ jì

to take down (in writing)

一笔勾销
yī bǐ gōu xiāo

to write off at one stroke

笔误
bǐ wù

a slip of a pen

作笔记
zuò bǐ jì

to take notes

笔算
bǐ suàn

to do a sum in writing

橐笔
tuó bǐ

to make one's living by writing

笔友
bǐ yǒu

pen pal

五笔编码
wǔ bǐ biān mǎ

five-stroke code, Chinese character input method

荧光笔
yíng guāng bǐ

highlighter (pen)

神笔
shén bǐ

lit. divine pen

落笔
luò bǐ

to put pen to paper; to start to write or draw

笔谈
bǐ tán

to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking)

提笔忘字
tí bǐ wàng zì

to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters

笔电
bǐ diàn

notebook (computer)

笔耕
bǐ gēng

to make a living by writing

擦擦笔
cā cā bǐ

erasable pen

一笔带过
yī bǐ dài guò

(idiom) to mention only very briefly

折笔
zhé bǐ

against the bristles (brush movement in painting)

一笔抹杀
yī bǐ mǒ shā

to blot out at one stroke

笔杆
bǐ gǎn

the shaft of a pen or writing brush

硬笔
yìng bǐ

generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes

蜡笔
là bǐ

crayon

点睛之笔
diǎn jīng zhī bǐ

the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch

笔者
bǐ zhě

the author

刀笔
dāo bǐ

writing up of official or judicial documents

拙笔
zhuō bǐ

my clumsy writing (humble expr.)

眼线笔
yǎn xiàn bǐ

eyeliner (cosmetics)

卷笔刀
juǎn bǐ dāo

pencil sharpener (blade-only type)

笔底下
bǐ dǐ xià

ability to write

笔试
bǐ shì

written examination

笔仙
bǐ xiān

a spirit so invited

润笔
rùn bǐ

remuneration for literary or artistic work

奋笔疾书
fèn bǐ jí shū

to write at a tremendous speed

笔记型电脑
bǐ jì xíng diàn nǎo

notebook (computer)

笔筒
bǐ tǒng

pen container

奇异笔
qí yì bǐ

marker (writing instrument)

伏笔
fú bǐ

foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)

刨笔刀
bào bǐ dāo

pencil sharpener

触控笔
chù kòng bǐ

stylus pen

小笔电
xiǎo bǐ diàn

mini laptop or notebook (computer)

记号笔
jì hao bǐ

(permanent) marker (pen)

一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu

lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)

笔头
bǐ tóu

ability to write

粉笔
fěn bǐ

chalk

水彩笔
shuǐ cǎi bǐ

colored markers

笔迹
bǐ jì

handwriting

笔替
bǐ tì

(poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher

铅笔刀
qiān bǐ dāo

pencil sharpener

笔挺
bǐ tǐng

(standing) very straight

持橐簪笔
chí tuó zān bǐ

to serve as a counselor (idiom)

直笔
zhí bǐ

a straightforward honest account

冗笔
rǒng bǐ

superfluous words (in writing)

绝笔
jué bǐ

words written on one’s deathbed

五笔输入法
wǔ bǐ shū rù fǎ

five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983

笔画数
bǐ huà shù

stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)

中性笔
zhōng xìng bǐ

rollerball pen

笔管面
bǐ guǎn miàn

penne pasta

笔墨
bǐ mò

pen and ink

圆珠笔
yuán zhū bǐ

ballpoint pen

笔锋
bǐ fēng

the tip of a writing brush

笔译
bǐ yì

written translation

笔杆子
bǐ gǎn zi

pen

罄笔难书
qìng bǐ nán shū

too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom)

下笔
xià bǐ

to put pen to paper

曲笔
qū bǐ

falsification in writing

麦克笔
mài kè bǐ

marker pen (loanword)

笔记本电脑
bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo

laptop

五笔字型
wǔ bǐ zì xíng

five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983

笔记本
bǐ jì běn

notebook (stationery)

代笔
dài bǐ

to write on behalf of sb

笔战
bǐ zhàn

written polemics

执笔
zhí bǐ

to write

阅微草堂笔记
yuè wēi cǎo táng bǐ jì

Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀|纪昀[jì yún], novel of the supernatural

笔画
bǐ huà

strokes of a Chinese character

竖笔
shù bǐ

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

激光笔
jī guāng bǐ

laser pointer

独立中文笔会
dú lì zhōng wén bǐ huì

Independent Chinese PEN center

梦溪笔谈
mèng xī bǐ tán

Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[shěn kuò], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass

原子笔
yuán zǐ bǐ

ballpoint pen

笔录
bǐ lù

to put down in writing

文笔
wén bǐ

writings

辍笔
chuò bǐ

to stop writing or painting

笔会
bǐ huì

PEN (association of writers)

削铅笔机
xiāo qiān bǐ jī

pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)

笔记本计算机
bǐ jì běn jì suàn jī

laptop

煞笔
shā bǐ

to stop one's pen

笔下
bǐ xià

the wording and purport of what one writes

败笔
bài bǐ

a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting

笔名
bǐ míng

pen name