笔谈
bǐ tán
Pinyin

Definition

笔谈
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bǐ tán
  1. to communicate by means of written notes (instead of speaking)
  2. to publish one's opinion (e.g. as part of a scholarly dialogue)
  3. (in book titles) essays
  4. sketches

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

代笔
dài bǐ
  1. 1 to write on behalf of sb
  2. 2 to ghostwrite
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)
访谈
fǎng tán
  1. 1 to visit and discuss
  2. 2 to interview
谈
Tán
  1. 1 surname Tan
谈恋爱
tán liàn ài
  1. 1 to court
  2. 2 to go steady
  3. 3 to be dating
谈话
tán huà
  1. 1 to talk (with sb)
  2. 2 to have a conversation
  3. 3 talk
  4. 4 conversation
  5. 5 CL:次[cì]
谈谈
tán tán
  1. 1 to discuss
  2. 2 to have a chat
下笔
xià bǐ
  1. 1 to put pen to paper
交谈
jiāo tán
  1. 1 to discuss
  2. 2 to converse
  3. 3 chat
  4. 4 discussion
伏笔
fú bǐ
  1. 1 foreshadowing (literary device)
  2. 2 foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
侃侃而谈
kǎn kǎn ér tán
  1. 1 to speak frankly with assurance
健谈
jiàn tán
  1. 1 entertaining in conversation
圆珠笔
yuán zhū bǐ
  1. 1 ballpoint pen
  2. 2 CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī]
执笔
zhí bǐ
  1. 1 to write
  2. 2 to do the actual writing
大谈
dà tán
  1. 1 to harangue
  2. 2 to yak
座谈
zuò tán
  1. 1 to have an informal discussion
  2. 2 CL:次[cì],個|个[gè]
座谈会
zuò tán huì
  1. 1 conference
  2. 2 symposium
  3. 3 rap session
手笔
shǒu bǐ
  1. 1 sth written or painted in one's own hand
  2. 2 (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill
  3. 3 style
  4. 4 hand
  5. 5 (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc
  6. 6 scale

Idioms (20)

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
促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
  1. 1 to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (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
奇谈怪论
qí tán guài lùn
  1. 1 strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable remarks
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)
撇开不谈
piē kāi bù tán
  1. 1 to ignore an issue (idiom)
混为一谈
hùn wéi yī tán
  1. 1 to confuse one thing with another (idiom); to muddle
无稽之谈
wú jī zhī tán
  1. 1 complete nonsense (idiom)
无话不谈
wú huà bù tán
  1. 1 not to hold anything back (idiom)
  2. 2 (of close friends etc) to tell each other everything
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)
纸上谈兵
zhǐ shàng tán bīng
  1. 1 lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice
  3. 3 armchair strategist
  4. 4 idle theorizing
  5. 5 cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括 leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC
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]
老生常谈
lǎo shēng cháng tán
  1. 1 an old observation (idiom)
  2. 2 a truism
  3. 3 banal comments
街谈巷议
jiē tán xiàng yì
  1. 1 the talk of the town (idiom)
言谈林薮
yán tán lín sǒu
  1. 1 articulate in speech (idiom)
  2. 2 eloquent
谈何容易
tán hé róng yì
  1. 1 easier said than done (idiom)
谈古论今
tán gǔ lùn jīn
  1. 1 to talk of the past and discuss the present (idiom)
  2. 2 to chat freely
  3. 3 to discuss everything
谈情说爱
tán qíng shuō ài
  1. 1 to murmur endearments (idiom)
  2. 2 to get into a romantic relationship

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