1 to write on behalf of sb

2 to ghostwrite

1 pen

2 pencil

3 writing brush

4 to write or compose

5 the strokes of Chinese characters

6 classifier for sums of money, deals

7 classifier: 支 zhī

8 classifier: 枝 zhī

1 to take down (in writing)

2 notes

3 a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches

4 classifier: 本 běn

1 notebook (stationery)

2 classifier: 本 běn

3 notebook (computing)

1 candle

2 classifier: 根 gēn

3 classifier: 支 zhī

1 lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)

2 fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly

1 to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)

2 to denounce by word and pen

1 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)

2 fig. to die

3 to bite the dust

4 to be over and done with

1 tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)

2 tasteless

3 insipid

1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)