笔
bǐ
Pinyin

Definition

笔
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bǐ
  1. pen
  2. pencil
  3. writing brush
  4. to write or compose
  5. the strokes of Chinese characters
  6. classifier for sums of money, deals
  7. CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

代笔
dài bǐ
  1. 1 to write on behalf of sb
  2. 2 to ghostwrite
笔
bǐ
  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
  7. 7 CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī]
笔记
bǐ jì
  1. 1 to take down (in writing)
  2. 2 notes
  3. 3 a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches
  4. 4 CL:本[běn]
笔记本
bǐ jì běn
  1. 1 notebook (stationery)
  2. 2 CL:本[běn]
  3. 3 notebook (computing)
蜡笔小新
Là bǐ Xiǎo xīn
  1. 1 Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China
一笔勾销
yī bǐ gōu xiāo
  1. 1 to write off at one stroke
下笔
xià bǐ
  1. 1 to put pen to paper
伏笔
fú bǐ
  1. 1 foreshadowing (literary device)
  2. 2 foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
圆珠笔
yuán zhū bǐ
  1. 1 ballpoint pen
  2. 2 CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī]
执笔
zhí bǐ
  1. 1 to write
  2. 2 to do the actual writing
妙笔生花
miào bǐ shēng huā
  1. 1 gifted or skillful writing
手笔
shǒu bǐ
  1. 1 sth written or painted in one's own hand
  2. 2 (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill
  3. 3 style
  4. 4 hand
  5. 5 (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc
  6. 6 scale
提笔
tí bǐ
  1. 1 to take up one's pen
  2. 2 to start to write
败笔
bài bǐ
  1. 1 a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting
  2. 2 a faulty expression in writing
文笔
wén bǐ
  1. 1 writings
  2. 2 writing style
毛笔
máo bǐ
  1. 1 writing brush
  2. 2 CL:枝[zhī],管[guǎn]
煞笔
shā bǐ
  1. 1 to stop one's pen
  2. 2 to break off writing
  3. 3 final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
画笔
huà bǐ
  1. 1 painting brush
眉笔
méi bǐ
  1. 1 eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
神笔
shén bǐ
  1. 1 lit. divine pen
  2. 2 fig. outstanding writing

Idioms (8)

一笔不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
  1. 1 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
口诛笔伐
kǒu zhū bǐ fá
  1. 1 to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
  2. 2 to denounce by word and pen
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
  1. 1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
投笔从戎
tóu bǐ cóng róng
  1. 1 to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
  2. 2 to join the military (esp. of educated person)
持橐簪笔
chí tuó zān bǐ
  1. 1 to serve as a counselor (idiom)
笔胜于刀文比武强
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng
  1. 1 the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
罄笔难书
qìng bǐ nán shū
  1. 1 too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom)
  2. 2 see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qìng zhú nán shū]
点睛之笔
diǎn jīng zhī bǐ
  1. 1 the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
  2. 2 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
  3. 3 a few words to clinch the point

Sample Sentences

黑板上老师的粉笔还在拼命叽叽喳喳写个不停
hēibǎn shàng lǎoshī de fěnbǐ hái zài pīnmìng jījīzhāzhā xiě ge bùtíng
On the blackboard, teacher's chalk was still desperately writing a non-stop chatter.
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行李里面有笔记型电脑、手机、平板等诸如此类的电子用品吗？有的话请拿出来，分别放在篮子里过X光机姑娘，里头有电子用品吗？口袋里的也拿出来。
xíngli lǐmiàn yǒu bǐjìxíngdiànnǎo 、shǒujī 、píngbǎn děng zhūrúcǐlèi de diànzǐ yòngpǐn ma ？yǒu dehuà qǐng ná chūlái ，fēnbié fàng zài lánzi lǐ guò X guāngjī gūniang ，lǐtou yǒu diànzǐyòngpǐn ma ？kǒudài lǐ de yě ná chūlái 。
Have you got any electronic goods such as laptops, mobile phones, or tablets? If you have, please take them out, and put them in separate baskets to go through the X ray machine.
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那就好，你看，我加入了这个快递软件的会员，下次要去学校，就可以先看一下有没有货可以让我顺路送的，还能赚一笔外快！
nā jiù hǎo ，nǐ kàn ，wǒ jiārù le zhè ge kuàidì ruǎnjiàn de huìyuán ，xiàcì yào qù xuéxiào ，jiù kěyǐ xiān kàn yīxià yǒumeiyǒu huò kěyǐ ràng wǒ shùnlù sòng de ，hái néng zhuàn yī bǐ wàikuài ！
That's OK then. Look, I signed up to this express delivery software. So next time I'm going to school, I can look to see if there's anything I can deliver on my way, giving me a bit of extra income on the side!
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还以为是什么大事呢！这些小事哪算得上什么烦恼！来来来，哪儿被蚊子咬了？我拿原子笔来给你做个记号，很有效的！
hái yǐwéi shì shénme dàshì ne ！zhèxiē xiǎoshì nǎ suàn de shàng shénme fánnǎo ！lái lái lái ，nǎr bèi wénzi yǎo le ？wǒ ná yuánzibǐ lái gěi nǐ zuò gè jìhào ，hěn yǒuxiào de ！
And I was thinking it was something serious! These little things aren't any big deal! Come, come, where were you bitten by mosquitoes? I'll mark them with a ballpoint pen, it's really effective!
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笔没水了。
bǐ méi shuǐ le 。
The pen ran out of ink.
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他的笔很贵。
tā de bǐ hěn guì 。
His pen is very expensive.
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有，我有笔。
yǒu ，wǒ yǒu bǐ 。
Yes, I have a pen.
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你有没有笔？
nǐ yǒu méiyǒu bǐ ？
Do you have a pen?
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笔在Fiona前面。
bǐ zài Fiona qiánmiàn 。
The pen is in front of Fiona.
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手里握着笔站在门口的那个吗？
shǒulǐ wò zhe bǐ zhàn zài ménkǒu de nàge ma ？
You mean the one holding a pen and standing at the door?
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