笔杆
bǐ gǎn
Pinyin

Definition

笔杆
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bǐ gǎn
  1. the shaft of a pen or writing brush
  2. pen-holder
  3. pen

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
铁杆
tiě gān
  1. 1 iron (golf club)
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
套马杆
tào mǎ gǎn
  1. 1 lasso on long wooden pole
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
摇杆
yáo gǎn
  1. 1 joystick
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
杆
gǎn
  1. 1 stick
  2. 2 pole
  3. 3 lever
  4. 4 classifier for long objects such as guns
杆子
gǎn zi
  1. 1 pole
  2. 2 stick
  3. 3 club
  4. 4 gang of bandits

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

那就塞进笔杆里，总不能让你把笔也交上去吧。
nā jiù sāi jìn bǐgǎn lǐ ，zǒng bùnéng ràng nǐ bǎ bǐ yě jiāoshàngqù ba 。
Then just stuff it in the shaft of a pen. The teacher will never make you hand over your pen.
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