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pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL: ,
HSK 2
(lead) pencil / CL: , , 桿|杆
HSK 6
fountain pen / CL:
HSK 5
ballpoint pen / CL: ,
HSK 6
abbr. of 五筆字型|五笔字型, five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
marker (writing instrument)
to sharpen a pencil
writing brush / CL: ,
HSK 5
rollerball pen
(formal, honorific) your writing; your handwriting / pen; calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money)
HSK 7-9
voice recorder (handheld digital device)
(Tw, HK) ballpoint pen
to put pen to paper
in one's own handwriting
the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
to put pen to paper; to start writing or painting
mechanical pencil / propelling pencil
writing up of official or judicial documents / pettifoggery
a straightforward honest account
to write on behalf of sb / to ghostwrite
talented, gifted or ingenious writing
a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing
writings / writing style
essay
falsification in writing / misrepresentation in written history / deliberate digression
painting brush
felt-tip pen / roller ball pen / gel ink pen
chalk / CL: ,
to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush")
highlighter pen; fluorescent marker
words written on one’s deathbed / an artist's final work / swansong
stylus pen
postscript
my clumsy writing (humble expr.) / my humble pen
lip liner
to write / to do the actual writing
marker (loanword) / felt marker
to put pen to paper
remuneration for literary or artistic work
to hold the pen / to do the actual writing
brush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc)
colored markers
to stop one's pen / to break off writing / final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
beautiful or talented writing
to put pen to paper; to start to write or draw
sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale
eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
light pen
colored pencil (or crayon or marker etc) / (Tw) color marker
to take up one's pen / to start to write
generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes
(permanent) marker (pen)
superfluous words (in writing) / superfluous strokes (in calligraphy)
writing brush
against the bristles (brush movement in painting)
erasable pen
to put down the brush; to stop writing (or painting)
laser pointer
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
to make one's living by writing
to wield the pen / to write
to start learning as a poet / to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
crayon
(loanword) marker pen
foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)
whiteboard marker / dry-erase marker
bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)
to stop writing or painting / to leave off writing midway
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
lit. divine pen / fig. outstanding writing
quill pen
to serve as a counselor (idiom)
quill pen
(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)
eyeliner (cosmetics)
laser pointer (Tw)
to write freely / to express oneself as one pleases
fountain pen


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