笔划
bǐ huà
Pinyin

Definition

笔划
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bǐ huà
  1. variant of 筆畫|笔画[bǐ huà]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

划
huá
  1. 1 to cut
  2. 2 to slash
  3. 3 to scratch (cut into the surface of sth)
  4. 4 to strike (a match)
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)
规划
guī huà
  1. 1 to plan (how to do sth)
  2. 2 planning
  3. 3 plan
  4. 4 program
计划
jì huà
  1. 1 plan
  2. 2 project
  3. 3 program
  4. 4 to plan
  5. 5 to map out
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
下笔
xià bǐ
  1. 1 to put pen to paper
代笔
dài bǐ
  1. 1 to write on behalf of sb
  2. 2 to ghostwrite
企划
qǐ huà
  1. 1 to plan
  2. 2 to lay out
  3. 3 to design
伏笔
fú bǐ
  1. 1 foreshadowing (literary device)
  2. 2 foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
出谋划策
chū móu huà cè
  1. 1 to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory)
  2. 2 to give advice (idiom)
划一
huà yī
  1. 1 uniform
  2. 2 to standardize
划下
huà xià
  1. 1 to underline
  2. 2 to mark
划伤
huá shāng
  1. 1 to damage by scratching
  2. 2 to gash
  3. 3 to lacerate
划分
huà fēn
  1. 1 to divide up
  2. 2 to partition
  3. 3 to differentiate
划掉
huà diào
  1. 1 to cross out
  2. 2 to cross off
划痕
huá hén
  1. 1 a scratch
划破
huá pò
  1. 1 to cut open
  2. 2 to rip
  3. 3 to streak across (lightning, meteor etc)
  4. 4 to pierce (scream, searchlight etc)
划过
huá guò
  1. 1 (of a meteor etc) to streak across (the sky)
  2. 2 (of a searchlight, lightning etc) to play across (the sky)
圆珠笔
yuán zhū bǐ
  1. 1 ballpoint pen
  2. 2 CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī]

Idioms (11)

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
出谋划策
chū móu huà cè
  1. 1 to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory)
  2. 2 to give advice (idiom)
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)
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)
指手划脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo
  1. 1 to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands
  2. 2 to criticize or give orders summarily
  3. 3 also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚
整齐划一
zhěng qí huà yī
  1. 1 to be adjusted to uniformity (usually of weights and measures) (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

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