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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
ballpoint pen / CL: ,
HSK 6
(formal, honorific) your writing; your handwriting / pen; calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money)
HSK 7-9
colored markers
fountain pen
painting brush
crayon
essay
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
chalk / CL: ,
foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)
to put pen to paper; to start writing or painting
gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
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
a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing
to put pen to paper
lit. divine pen / fig. outstanding writing
to put pen to paper; to start to write or draw
writings / writing style
talented, gifted or ingenious writing
in one's own handwriting
to write / to do the actual writing
light pen
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
writing brush
to stop one's pen / to break off writing / final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
words written on one’s deathbed / an artist's final work / swansong
to start learning as a poet / to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
to put pen to paper
writing up of official or judicial documents / pettifoggery
(Tw, HK) ballpoint pen
remuneration for literary or artistic work
beautiful or talented writing
brush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc)
to stop writing or painting / to leave off writing midway
to put down the brush; to stop writing (or painting)
postscript
superfluous words (in writing) / superfluous strokes (in calligraphy)
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
to wield the pen / to write
to hold the pen / to do the actual writing
marker (loanword) / felt marker
rollerball pen
to make one's living by writing
laser pointer
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
eyeliner (cosmetics)
to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush")
highlighter pen; fluorescent marker
(permanent) marker (pen)
generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes
lip liner
a straightforward honest account
to write freely / to express oneself as one pleases
against the bristles (brush movement in painting)
to sharpen a pencil
felt-tip pen / roller ball pen / gel ink pen
marker (writing instrument)
to serve as a counselor (idiom)
falsification in writing / misrepresentation in written history / deliberate digression
bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)
whiteboard marker / dry-erase marker
(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)
to write on behalf of sb / to ghostwrite
colored pencil (or crayon or marker etc) / (Tw) color marker
my clumsy writing (humble expr.) / my humble pen
to take up one's pen / to start to write
erasable pen
quill pen
mechanical pencil / propelling pencil
stylus pen
laser pointer (Tw)
quill pen
(loanword) marker pen


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