笔杆 (筆桿)
bǐ gǎn
Pinyin

Definition

笔杆 (筆桿)
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bǐ gǎn
  1. the shaft of a pen or writing brush
  2. pen-holder
  3. pen

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

dài bǐ
  1. 1 to write on behalf of sb
  2. 2 to ghostwrite
  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 classifier: 支 zhī
  8. 8 classifier: 枝 zhī
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 classifier: 本 běn
bǐ jì běn
  1. 1 notebook (stationery)
  2. 2 classifier: 本 běn
  3. 3 notebook (computing)
Là bǐ Xiǎo xīn
  1. 1 Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China

Idioms (8)

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
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)

Sample Sentences

那就塞进笔杆里,总不能让你把笔也交上去吧。
nā jiù sāi jìn bǐgǎn lǐ ,zǒng bùnéng ràng nǐ bǎ bǐ yě jiāoshàngqù ba 。
Then just stuff it in the shaft of a pen. The teacher will never make you hand over your pen.
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