笔锋
bǐ fēng
Pinyin

Definition

笔锋
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bǐ fēng
  1. the tip of a writing brush
  2. vigor of style in writing
  3. stroke
  4. touch

Related Words (20)

交锋
jiāo fēng
  1. 1 to cross swords
  2. 2 to have a confrontation (with sb)
代笔
dài bǐ
  1. 1 to write on behalf of sb
  2. 2 to ghostwrite
先锋
xiān fēng
  1. 1 vanguard
  2. 2 pioneer
  3. 3 avant-garde
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)
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
冲锋陷阵
chōng fēng xiàn zhèn
  1. 1 to charge and break through enemy lines
谢霆锋
Xiè Tíng fēng
  1. 1 Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), Cantopop star
锋芒
fēng máng
  1. 1 tip (of pencil, spear etc)
  2. 2 sharp point
  3. 3 cutting edge
  4. 4 spearhead
  5. 5 vanguard
雷锋
Léi Fēng
  1. 1 Lei Feng (1940-1962), made into a model of altruism and dedication to the Party by propaganda from 1963 onwards
下笔
xià bǐ
  1. 1 to put pen to paper
中锋
zhōng fēng
  1. 1 midfielder
  2. 2 center (basketball)
  3. 3 center forward (hockey, football)
伏笔
fú bǐ
  1. 1 foreshadowing (literary device)
  2. 2 foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
刀锋
dāo fēng
  1. 1 cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
前锋
qián fēng
  1. 1 vanguard
  2. 2 front line
  3. 3 a forward (sports)
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
妙笔生花
miào bǐ shēng huā
  1. 1 gifted or skillful writing
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 (12)

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
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
  1. 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
及锋而试
jí fēng ér shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
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)
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]
针锋相对
zhēn fēng xiāng duì
  1. 1 to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat
  2. 2 measure for measure
锋芒内敛
fēng máng nèi liǎn
  1. 1 to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
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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