笔调
bǐ diào
Pinyin

Definition

笔调
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bǐ diào
  1. (of writing) tone
  2. style

Related Words (20)

代笔
dài bǐ
  1. 1 to write on behalf of sb
  2. 2 to ghostwrite
低调
dī diào
  1. 1 low pitch
  2. 2 quiet (voice)
  3. 3 subdued
  4. 4 low-key
  5. 5 low-profile
协调
xié tiáo
  1. 1 to coordinate
  2. 2 to harmonize
  3. 3 to fit together
  4. 4 to match (colors etc)
  5. 5 harmonious
  6. 6 concerted
强调
qiáng diào
  1. 1 to emphasize (a statement)
  2. 2 to stress
情调
qíng diào
  1. 1 sentiment
  2. 2 tone and mood
  3. 3 taste
空调
kōng tiáo
  1. 1 air conditioning
  2. 2 air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
  3. 3 CL:臺|台[tái]
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)
蓝调
lán diào
  1. 1 blues (music)
蜡笔小新
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
调
diào
  1. 1 to transfer
  2. 2 to move (troops or cadres)
  3. 3 to investigate
  4. 4 to enquire into
  5. 5 accent
  6. 6 view
  7. 7 argument
  8. 8 key (in music)
  9. 9 mode (music)
  10. 10 tune
  11. 11 tone
  12. 12 melody
调味
tiáo wèi
  1. 1 seasoning
  2. 2 condiment
  3. 3 flavoring
  4. 4 dressing
  5. 5 essences
调戏
tiáo xì
  1. 1 to take liberties with a woman
  2. 2 to dally
  3. 3 to assail a woman with obscenities
调整
tiáo zhěng
  1. 1 to adjust
  2. 2 adjustment
  3. 3 revision
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
调料
tiáo liào
  1. 1 condiment
  2. 2 seasoning
  3. 3 flavoring
调查
diào chá
  1. 1 investigation
  2. 2 inquiry
  3. 3 to investigate
  4. 4 to survey
  5. 5 survey
  6. 6 (opinion) poll
  7. 7 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
调皮
tiáo pí
  1. 1 naughty
  2. 2 mischievous
  3. 3 unruly
调研
diào yán
  1. 1 to investigate and research
  2. 2 research
  3. 3 investigation
调节
tiáo jié
  1. 1 to adjust
  2. 2 to regulate
  3. 3 to harmonize
  4. 4 to reconcile (accountancy etc)

Idioms (19)

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
唱高调
chàng gāo diào
  1. 1 to sing the high part
  2. 2 to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
单调乏味
dān diào fá wèi
  1. 1 monotonous
  2. 2 dull
  3. 3 tedious (idiom)
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)
洋腔洋调
yáng qiāng yáng diào
  1. 1 to speak with a foreign accent or using words from a foreign language (usually derogatory) (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]
老调重弹
lǎo diào chóng tán
  1. 1 to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
旧调重弹
jiù diào chóng tán
  1. 1 replaying the same old tunes (idiom); conservative, unoriginal and discredited
  2. 2 to keep harping on about the same old stuff
调三窝四
tiáo sān wō sì
  1. 1 to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
调兵遣将
diào bīng qiǎn jiàng
  1. 1 to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army
  2. 2 to send a team on a task
调嘴学舌
tiáo zuǐ xué shé
  1. 1 to incite trouble between people (idiom)
调虎离山
diào hǔ lí shān
  1. 1 to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
  2. 2 to lure an enemy away from his territory
风调雨顺
fēng tiáo yǔ shùn
  1. 1 favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops
饶舌调唇
ráo shé tiáo chún
  1. 1 blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker
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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