笔谈

bǐ tán

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Definitions

  1. 1. to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking)
  2. 2. to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue)
  3. 3. (in book titles) essays
  4. 4. sketches

Words Containing 笔谈

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

Child Words of 笔谈

笔
bǐ

pen

谈
tán

to speak