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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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Words Containing 笔

圆珠笔
yuán zhū bǐ

ballpoint pen

毛笔
máo bǐ

writing brush

笔记
bǐ jì

to take down (in writing)

笔记本
bǐ jì běn

notebook (stationery)

笔试
bǐ shì

written examination

铅笔
qiān bǐ

(lead) pencil

钢笔
gāng bǐ

fountain pen

一笔带过
yī bǐ dài guò

(idiom) to mention only very briefly

一笔勾销
yī bǐ gōu xiāo

to write off at one stroke

一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu

lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)

一笔抹杀
yī bǐ mǒ shā

to blot out at one stroke

下笔
xià bǐ

to put pen to paper

中性笔
zhōng xìng bǐ

rollerball pen

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

五笔编码
wǔ bǐ biān mǎ

five-stroke code, Chinese character input method

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

代笔
dài bǐ

to write on behalf of sb

伏笔
fú bǐ

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

作笔记
zuò bǐ jì

to take notes

信笔
xìn bǐ

to write freely

光笔
guāng bǐ

light pen

冗笔
rǒng bǐ

superfluous words (in writing)

刀笔
dāo bǐ

writing up of official or judicial documents

刨笔刀
bào bǐ dāo

pencil sharpener

削铅笔
xiāo qiān bǐ

to sharpen a pencil

削铅笔机
xiāo qiān bǐ jī

pencil sharpener (mechanical or electric)

卷笔刀
juǎn bǐ dāo

pencil sharpener (blade-only type)

原子笔
yuán zǐ bǐ

ballpoint pen

口诛笔伐
kǒu zhū bǐ fá

to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)

国际笔会
guó jì bǐ huì

International PEN

执笔
zhí bǐ

to write

墨笔
mò bǐ

writing brush

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

奇异笔
qí yì bǐ

marker (writing instrument)

奋笔疾书
fèn bǐ jí shū

to write at a tremendous speed

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)

屠毒笔墨
tú dú bǐ mò

poisonous writing

工笔
gōng bǐ

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

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

手笔
shǒu bǐ

sth written or painted in one's own hand

投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng

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

折笔
zhé bǐ

against the bristles (brush movement in painting)

拙笔
zhuō bǐ

my clumsy writing (humble expr.)

持橐簪笔
chí tuó zān bǐ

to serve as a counselor (idiom)

提笔
tí bǐ

to take up one's pen

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 brush; to stop writing (or painting)

败笔
bài bǐ

a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting

文笔
wén bǐ

writings

曲笔
qū bǐ

falsification in writing

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

水彩笔
shuǐ cǎi bǐ

colored markers

涉笔
shè bǐ

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

润笔
rùn bǐ

remuneration for literary or artistic work

激光笔
jī guāng bǐ

laser pointer

煞笔
shā bǐ

to stop one's pen

荧光笔
yíng guāng bǐ

highlighter (pen)

独立中文笔会
dú lì zhōng wén bǐ huì

Independent Chinese PEN center

生花妙笔
shēng huā miào bǐ

beautiful or talented writing

画笔
huà bǐ

painting brush

白板笔
bái bǎn bǐ

whiteboard marker

白鬼笔
bái guǐ bǐ

(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)

直笔
zhí bǐ

a straightforward honest account

眉笔
méi bǐ

eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)

眼线笔
yǎn xiàn bǐ

eyeliner (cosmetics)

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

神笔
shén bǐ

lit. divine pen

秉笔
bǐng bǐ

to do the actual writing

秉笔直书
bǐng bǐ zhí shū

to record faithfully

笔下
bǐ xià

the wording and purport of what one writes

笔下生花
bǐ xià shēng huā

to write elegantly

笔仙
bǐ xiān

a spirit so invited

笔供
bǐ gòng

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

笔划检字表
bǐ huà jiǎn zì biǎo

lookup table for Chinese character based on radical and stroke count

笔力
bǐ lì

vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing

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

the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)

笔友
bǐ yǒu

pen pal

笔名
bǐ míng

pen name

笔墨
bǐ mò

pen and ink

笔套
bǐ tào

the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush

笔尖
bǐ jiān

nib

笔帽
bǐ mào

the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush

笔底下
bǐ dǐ xià

ability to write

笔心
bǐ xīn

pencil lead

笔战
bǐ zhàn

written polemics

笔挺
bǐ tǐng

(standing) very straight

笔替
bǐ tì

(poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher

笔会
bǐ huì

PEN (association of writers)

笔架
bǐ jià

pen rack

笔杆
bǐ gǎn

the shaft of a pen or writing brush

笔杆子
bǐ gǎn zi

pen

笔法
bǐ fǎ

technique of writing

笔画
bǐ huà

strokes of a Chinese character

笔画数
bǐ huà shù

stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)

笔直
bǐ zhí

perfectly straight

笔砚
bǐ yàn

writing brush and ink stone

笔筒
bǐ tǒng

pen container

笔算
bǐ suàn

to do a sum in writing

笔管面
bǐ guǎn miàn

penne pasta

笔者
bǐ zhě

the author

笔耕
bǐ gēng

to make a living by writing

笔触
bǐ chù

brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy

笔记型电脑
bǐ jì xíng diàn nǎo

notebook (computer)

笔记本计算机
bǐ jì běn jì suàn jī

laptop

笔记本电脑
bǐ jì běn diàn nǎo

laptop

笔误
bǐ wù

a slip of a pen

笔调
bǐ diào

(of writing) tone

笔谈
bǐ tán

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

笔译
bǐ yì

written translation

笔迹
bǐ jì

handwriting

笔锋
bǐ fēng

the tip of a writing brush

笔录
bǐ lù

to put down in writing

笔电
bǐ diàn

notebook (computer)

笔顺
bǐ shùn

stroke order (when writing Chinese character)

笔头
bǐ tóu

ability to write

签字笔
qiān zì bǐ

felt-tip pen

粉笔
fěn bǐ

chalk

绝笔
jué bǐ

words written on one’s deathbed

罄笔难书
qìng bǐ nán shū

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

羽毛笔
yǔ máo bǐ

quill pen

自动铅笔
zì dòng qiān bǐ

mechanical pencil

落笔
luò bǐ

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

着笔
zhuó bǐ

to put pen to paper

蜡笔
là bǐ

crayon

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

亲笔
qīn bǐ

in one's own handwriting

触控笔
chù kòng bǐ

stylus pen

记号笔
jì hao bǐ

(permanent) marker (pen)

竖笔
shù bǐ

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

辍笔
chuò bǐ

to stop writing or painting

转笔刀
zhuàn bǐ dāo

pencil sharpener

连笔
lián bǐ

to write without lifting one's pen from the paper

运笔
yùn bǐ

to wield the pen

铅笔刀
qiān bǐ dāo

pencil sharpener

铅笔盒
qiān bǐ hé

pencil case

开笔
kāi bǐ

to start learning as a poet

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

附笔
fù bǐ

postscript

随笔
suí bǐ

essay

马克笔
mǎ kè bǐ

marker (loanword)

鹅毛笔
é máo bǐ

quill pen

麦克笔
mài kè bǐ

marker pen (loanword)

点睛之笔
diǎn jīng zhī bǐ

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