绝笔
jué bǐ
Pinyin

Definition

绝笔
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jué bǐ
  1. words written on one’s deathbed
  2. an artist's final work
  3. swansong

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

拒绝
jù jué
  1. 1 to refuse
  2. 2 to decline
  3. 3 to reject
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)
绝
jué
  1. 1 to cut short
  2. 2 extinct
  3. 3 to disappear
  4. 4 to vanish
  5. 5 absolutely
  6. 6 by no means
绝对
jué duì
  1. 1 absolute
  2. 2 unconditional
绝望
jué wàng
  1. 1 to despair
  2. 2 to give up all hope
  3. 3 desperate
  4. 4 desperation
不绝于耳
bù jué yú ěr
  1. 1 (of sound) to never stop
  2. 2 to fall incessantly on the ear
  3. 3 to linger on
代笔
dài bǐ
  1. 1 to write on behalf of sb
  2. 2 to ghostwrite
伏笔
fú bǐ
  1. 1 foreshadowing (literary device)
  2. 2 foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
圆珠笔
yuán zhū bǐ
  1. 1 ballpoint pen
  2. 2 CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī]
惨绝人寰
cǎn jué rén huán
  1. 1 extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality
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
提笔
tí bǐ
  1. 1 to take up one's pen
  2. 2 to start to write
败笔
bài bǐ
  1. 1 a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting
  2. 2 a faulty expression in writing
文笔
wén bǐ
  1. 1 writings
  2. 2 writing style
断绝
duàn jué
  1. 1 to sever
  2. 2 to break off
杜绝
dù jué
  1. 1 to put an end to
毛笔
máo bǐ
  1. 1 writing brush
  2. 2 CL:枝[zhī],管[guǎn]
决绝
jué jué
  1. 1 to sever all relations with sb
  2. 2 determined
  3. 3 decisive

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
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
坚苦卓绝
jiān kǔ zhuó jué
  1. 1 persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
天无绝人之路
tiān wú jué rén zhī lù
  1. 1 Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
  2. 2 Never give up hope.
  3. 3 Never say die.
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)
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
  1. 1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
屡禁不绝
lu:3 jìn bù jué
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
弹尽援绝
dàn jìn yuán jué
  1. 1 out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits
弹尽粮绝
dàn jìn liáng jué
  1. 1 out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits
惨绝人寰
cǎn jué rén huán
  1. 1 extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality
悬崖绝壁
xuán yá jué bì
  1. 1 sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (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)
拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué
  1. 1 lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
  3. 3 great!
持橐簪笔
chí tuó zān bǐ
  1. 1 to serve as a counselor (idiom)
断港绝潢
duàn gǎng jué huáng
  1. 1 to be unable to continue
  2. 2 to come to a dead end (idiom)
深恶痛绝
shēn wù tòng jué
  1. 1 to detest bitterly (idiom)
  2. 2 implacable hatred
  3. 3 to abhor
  4. 4 anathema
滔滔不绝
tāo tāo bù jué
  1. 1 unceasing torrent (idiom)
  2. 2 talking non-stop
  3. 3 gabbling forty to the dozen
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)
绝世佳人
jué shì jiā rén
  1. 1 a woman of unmatched beauty (idiom)
绝代佳人
jué dài jiā rén
  1. 1 beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
  2. 2 prettiest girl ever

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