随笔
suí bǐ
Pinyin

Definition

随笔
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suí bǐ
  1. essay

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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]
随
Suí
  1. 1 surname Sui
随便
suí biàn
  1. 1 as one wishes
  2. 2 as one pleases
  3. 3 at random
  4. 4 negligent
  5. 5 casual
  6. 6 wanton
随意
suí yì
  1. 1 as one wishes
  2. 2 according to one's wishes
  3. 3 at will
  4. 4 voluntary
  5. 5 conscious
随手
suí shǒu
  1. 1 conveniently
  2. 2 without extra trouble
  3. 3 while doing it
  4. 4 in passing
随时
suí shí
  1. 1 at any time
  2. 2 at all times
  3. 3 at the right time
随着
suí zhe
  1. 1 along with
  2. 2 in the wake of
  3. 3 following
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)
伴随
bàn suí
  1. 1 to accompany
  2. 2 to follow
  3. 3 to occur together with
  4. 4 concomitant
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
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
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
毛笔
máo bǐ
  1. 1 writing brush
  2. 2 CL:枝[zhī],管[guǎn]
煞笔
shā bǐ
  1. 1 to stop one's pen
  2. 2 to break off writing
  3. 3 final remarks (at the end of a book or article)
画笔
huà bǐ
  1. 1 painting brush
神笔
shén bǐ
  1. 1 lit. divine pen
  2. 2 fig. outstanding writing
笔直
bǐ zhí
  1. 1 perfectly straight
  2. 2 straight as a ramrod
  3. 3 bolt upright
笔者
bǐ zhě
  1. 1 the author
  2. 2 the writer

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
俗随时变
sú suí shí biàn
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
入境随俗
rù jìng suí sú
  1. 1 When you enter a country, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
入乡随俗
rù xiāng suí sú
  1. 1 When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
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)
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
嫁鸡随鸡
jià jī suí jī
  1. 1 If you marry a chicken, follow the chicken (idiom); A woman should follow whatever her husband orders.
  2. 2 We must learn to accept the people around us.
嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗
jià jī suí jī , jià gǒu suí gǒu
  1. 1 if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
安闲随意
ān xián suí yì
  1. 1 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
形影相随
xíng yǐng xiāng suí
  1. 1 lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. inseparable
情随事迁
qíng suí shì qiān
  1. 1 feelings change with circumstances (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)
紧随其后
jǐn suí qí hòu
  1. 1 to follow closely behind sb or sth (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]
萧规曹随
Xiāo guī Cáo suí
  1. 1 lit. Xiao's 蕭何|萧何[Xiāo Hé] governance followed by Cao 曹參|曹参[Cáo Cān] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor
  3. 3 to follow precedent
随口胡诌
suí kǒu hú zhōu
  1. 1 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
随心所欲
suí xīn suǒ yù
  1. 1 to follow one's heart's desires
  2. 2 to do as one pleases (idiom)

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