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to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:
HSK 2
notebook (stationery) / CL: / notebook (computing)
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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
writing brush / CL: ,
HSK 5
fountain pen / CL:
HSK 5
(lead) pencil / CL: , , 桿|杆
HSK 6
written examination / paper test (for an applicant)
HSK 6
ballpoint pen / CL: ,
HSK 6
(formal, honorific) your writing; your handwriting / pen; calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money)
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the author; the writer (usu. refers to oneself)
to put down in writing / to take down notes / transcript / record
strokes of a Chinese character
chalk / CL: ,
pen name / pseudonym
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
eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
to do a sum in writing / written calculation
foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)
crayon
painting brush
handwriting
essay
pen and ink / words / writing
writings / writing style
to put pen to paper; to start to write or draw
gifted or skillful writing
pen container; brush pot
stroke order (when writing Chinese character)
to put pen to paper
brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing
written translation
the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush
lit. divine pen / fig. outstanding writing
technique of writing, calligraphy or drawing
perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright
pen pal
to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom) / to join the military (esp. of educated person)
to write on behalf of sb / to ghostwrite
pencil lead; pen refill
in one's own handwriting
ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form
a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing
to write / to do the actual writing
pen rack / pen-holder
to put pen to paper; to start writing or painting
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
talented, gifted or ingenious writing
nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil
the wording and purport of what one writes
the shaft of a pen or writing brush / pen-holder / pen
PEN (association of writers)
gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
to take up one's pen / to start to write
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
to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking) / to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue) / (in book titles) essays / sketches
to write at a tremendous speed
to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush")
the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
(standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim
to stop one's pen / to break off writing / final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
(of writing) tone / style
words written on one’s deathbed / an artist's final work / swansong
to put down the brush; to stop writing (or painting)
the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)
to put pen to paper
to make a living by writing / to write (as an author)
pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
to write off at one stroke
light pen
writing brush
to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom) / to denounce by word and pen
remuneration for literary or artistic work
to write elegantly
beautiful or talented writing
a slip of a pen / CL: 處|处
to start learning as a poet / to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
ballpoint pen / also written 圓珠筆|圆珠笔
my clumsy writing (humble expr.) / my humble pen
written polemics
to blot out at one stroke / to reject out of hand / to deny without a hearing
variant of 筆畫|笔画
postscript
to stop writing or painting / to leave off writing midway
notebook (computer) / CL: 臺|台,
a form of automatic writing in which two or more participants hold a single pen over a sheet of paper and invite a spirit to write answers to their questions / a spirit so invited
writing brush and ink stone
superfluous words (in writing) / superfluous strokes (in calligraphy)
pencil lead / refill (for a ball-point pen)
to wield the pen / to write
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
to hold the pen / to do the actual writing
to make one's living by writing
laser pointer
the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
(poorly paid) ghostwriter or substitute calligrapher
Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括, book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass
five stroke input method for Chinese characters by numbered strokes, invented by Wang Yongmin 王永民 in 1983
lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) / fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
eyeliner (cosmetics)

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