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HSK
writing brush / CL: ,
HSK 5
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  *筆* | 筆* | *筆
writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:,) / brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) / (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork / (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character / (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business / (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
HSK 2
fountain pen / CL:
HSK 5
electrician's test light; voltage tester
ballpoint pen / CL: ,
HSK 6
my clumsy writing (humble expr.) / my humble pen
lit. divine pen / fig. outstanding writing
(formal, honorific) your writing; your handwriting / pen; calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money)
HSK 7-9
lip liner
(lead) pencil / CL: , , 桿|杆
HSK 6
foreshadowing (literary device); foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)
superfluous words (in writing) / superfluous strokes (in calligraphy)
to write / to do the actual writing
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
felt-tip pen / roller ball pen / gel ink pen
gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
colored markers
to sharpen a pencil
laser pointer (Tw)
to take up one's pen / to start to write
writings / writing style
eyeliner (cosmetics)
highlighter pen; fluorescent marker
marker (loanword) / felt marker
to put pen to paper
colored pencil (or crayon or marker etc) / (Tw) color marker
to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush")
to stop writing or painting / to leave off writing midway
quill pen
marker (writing instrument)
remuneration for literary or artistic work
essay
chalk / CL: ,
to write freely / to express oneself as one pleases
eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
light pen
bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)
stylus pen
writing up of official or judicial documents / pettifoggery
fountain pen
crayon
rollerball pen
laser pointer
painting brush
whiteboard marker / dry-erase marker
a straightforward honest account
postscript
writing brush
in one's own handwriting
talented, gifted or ingenious writing
to put down the brush; to stop writing (or painting)
to put pen to paper; to start writing or painting
(Tw, HK) ballpoint pen
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 make one's living by writing
words written on one’s deathbed / an artist's final work / swansong
(loanword) marker pen
brush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc)
beautiful or talented writing
mechanical pencil / propelling pencil
(permanent) marker (pen)
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
to write on behalf of sb / to ghostwrite
quill pen
a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing
generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes
to hold the pen / to do the actual writing
voice recorder (handheld digital device)
to start learning as a poet / to write one's first (poem, essay etc)
to put pen to paper; to start to write or draw
to serve as a counselor (idiom)
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
(botany) common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)
to stop one's pen / to break off writing / final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
to put pen to paper
falsification in writing / misrepresentation in written history / deliberate digression
to wield the pen / to write
erasable pen
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
against the bristles (brush movement in painting)


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