走偏锋

zǒu piān fēng

Save to list

Definitions

1. to write with the tip of the brush tilted
2. (fig.) to resort to devious means

Stop forgetting what you study.
Build recall daily.

Try HanyuGuide's Chinese review system with multiple choice, typed recall, tone-aware practice, and reviews scheduled before memory fades.

Start Free Trial $9.99 / year

Lifetime for $19.99 Try the 30-second demo

Words Containing 走偏锋

• 剑走偏锋 剑走偏锋 jiàn zǒu piān fēng: Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist

Child Words of 走偏锋

• 偏 偏 piān: to lean
• 走 走 zǒu: to walk
• 偏锋 偏锋 piān fēng: brush stroke to the side (calligraphy)
• 走偏 走偏 zǒu piān: to deviate from the correct course
• 锋 锋 fēng: point of a spear