钢笔
gāng bǐ
Pinyin

Definition

钢笔
 - 
gāng bǐ
  1. fountain pen
  2. CL:支[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
钢
gāng
  1. 1 steel
钢琴
gāng qín
  1. 1 piano
  2. 2 CL:架[jià],臺|台[tái]
钢铁
gāng tiě
  1. 1 steel
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
宝钢
Bǎo gāng
  1. 1 Baosteel, China's largest steel maker
恨铁不成钢
hèn tiě bù chéng gāng
  1. 1 lit. to hate iron for not becoming steel
  2. 2 to feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement (idiom)
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

Idioms (10)

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
人是铁饭是钢
rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng
  1. 1 one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)
  2. 2 an empty sack cannot stand upright
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)
恨铁不成钢
hèn tiě bù chéng gāng
  1. 1 lit. to hate iron for not becoming steel
  2. 2 to feel resentful towards sb for failing to meet expectations and impatient to see improvement (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

我练过钢笔字。不过没练成个样子，还是写得像狗爬。
wǒ liàn guo gāngbǐzì 。bùguò méi liàn chéng ge yàngzi ，háishì xiě de xiàng gǒu pá 。
I've practiced pen calligraphy before, but I wasn't any good. My writing looked like a dog had walked on the paper.
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钢笔，嗯，不错。谢谢你。
gāngbǐ ，ng4 ，bùcuò 。xièxie nǐ 。
A fountain pen, not bad. Thank you.
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