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[投筆從戎] tóubǐcóngróng to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
to join the military (esp. of educated person)

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        tóupiào, to vote/vote
        tóu, to cast/to send/to throw oneself (into the river etc)/to seek refuge/to place on...
        tóuzī, [投資], investment/to invest
        tóurù, to throw into/to put into/to throw oneself into/to participate in/to invest in/a...
        tóuxiáng, to surrender/surrender
        tóusù, [投訴], complaint/to complain/to register a complaint (esp. as a customer)
        
        tóushǒu, thrower/pitcher/bowler
        tóulán, [投籃], to shoot for the basket (basketball)
        tóuzīzhě, [投資者], investor
稿         tóugǎo, to submit articles for publication/to contribute (writing)
        zǒutóuwúlù, [走投無路], to be at an impasse (idiom)/in a tight spot/at the end of one's rope/desperate
        tóufàng, to input/to throw in/to unload/to put into circulation
        tóuzīrén, [投資人], investor
        tóukào, to rely on help from sb
        tóushēn, to throw oneself into sth
        
        tóubiāo, [投標], to bid/to make a tender
        tóuzhì, [投擲], to throw sth a long distance/to hurl/to throw at/to throw (dice etc)/to flip (a ...
        tóujī, [投機], to speculate (on financial markets)/opportunistic/congenial/agreeable
        tóubǎo, to take out insurance/to insure
        tóupiàoquán, [投票權], suffrage/right to vote
        tóutāi, to be reincarnated
        xiāngtóu, agreeing with one another/congenial
        tóudàn, [投彈], to throw an explosive charge/to bomb
        tóushè, to throw (a projectile)/to cast (light)
        tóubèn, to seek shelter/to seek asylum
        kōngtóu, air drop/to drop supplies by air
        tóuyuán, [投緣], to be kindred spirits/to hit it off
        tóupiàozhàn, polling station (for a vote)
        tóudì, [投遞], to deliver
        tóuyǐng, to project/a projection
        tóuchéng, [投誠], to defect/to surrender/to capitulate
        tóujīqǔqiǎo, [投機取巧], to seize every opportunity/to be full of tricks
        tóuàn, to surrender to the authorities/to turn oneself in (for a crime)
        qíngtóuyìhé, to have an affinity with each other (idiom)/to find each other congenial
        wǔtǐtóudì, [五體投地], to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
        tóuyǐngyí, [投影儀], projector
        tóujīzhě, [投機者], speculator
        
        
        
        jǔshǒutóuzú, [舉手投足], one's every movement (idiom)/comportment/gestures
        huàbùtóujī, [話不投機], the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
宿         tóusù, to lodge/to stay (for the night)
        
        tóutáobàolǐ, [投桃報李], toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor/to exchange gifts/Scrat...
        tóudìyuán, [投遞員], courier/mailman
        tóuzhòng, to hit the target with one's throw/(basketball) to score
        tóuzījiā, [投資家], investor
        
        
        tóushíwènlù, [投石問路], lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)/fig. to test the waters
        tóupiàoxiāng, ballot box
        tóuchǎn, [投產], to put into production/to put into operation
        tóupiàolǜ, proportion of vote/turnout in election
        
        
        
        tóukǎo, to sign up for an examination/to apply for admission (to a university etc)/to ap...
        tóuqísuǒhào, to adapt to sb's taste/to fit sb's fancy
        
        
        tóudí, [投敵], to go over to the enemy/to defect
        tóushēng, reborn (of departed spirit)/to be reincarnated/to leave home for a new life
        

        bǐ, [筆], pen/pencil/writing brush/to write or compose/the strokes of Chinese characters/c...
        bǐjìběn, [筆記本], notebook (stationery)/CL:本[běn]/notebook (computing)
        bǐjì, [筆記], to take down (in writing)/notes/a type of literature consisting mainly of short ...
        qiānbǐ, [鉛筆], (lead) pencil/CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī],桿|杆[gǎn]
        
        bǐjì, [筆跡], handwriting
        bǐlù, [筆錄], to put down in writing/to take down notes/transcript/record
        gāngbǐ, [鋼筆], fountain pen/CL:支[zhī]
        qīnbǐ, [親筆], in one's own handwriting
        
        fěnbǐ, [粉筆], chalk/CL:支[zhī],段[duàn]
        bǐzhí, [筆直], perfectly straight/straight as a ramrod/bolt upright
        làbǐ, [蠟筆], crayon
        yībǐgōuxiāo, [一筆勾銷], to write off at one stroke
        bǐmíng, [筆名], pen name/pseudonym
        yuánzhūbǐ, [圓珠筆], ballpoint pen/CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī]
        bǐxià, [筆下], the wording and purport of what one writes
        huàbǐ, [畫筆], painting brush
        
        wénbǐ, [文筆], writings/writing style
        shǒubǐ, [手筆], sth written or painted in one's own hand/(of a writer, calligrapher or painter) ...
        
        bǐtǐng, [筆挺], (standing) very straight/straight as a ramrod/bolt upright/well-ironed/trim
        bàibǐ, [敗筆], a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting/a faulty expression in writing
        bǐtóu, [筆頭], ability to write/writing skill/written/in written form
        qiānbǐhé, [鉛筆盒], pencil case
        bǐshì, [筆試], written examination/paper test (for an applicant)
        bǐwù, [筆誤], a slip of a pen/CL:處|处[chù]
        bǐhuà, [筆畫], strokes of a Chinese character
        zhíbǐ, [執筆], to write/to do the actual writing
        shābǐ, [煞筆], to stop one's pen/to break off writing/final remarks (at the end of a book or ar...
        
        fùbǐ, [附筆], postscript
        
        suíbǐ, [隨筆], essay
        bǐtǒng, [筆筒], pen container/brush pot
        dàibǐ, [代筆], to write on behalf of sb/to ghostwrite
        
        méibǐ, [眉筆], eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
        xiàbǐ, [下筆], to put pen to paper
        bǐchù, [筆觸], brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy/brushwork/style of drawing or w...
        bǐjiān, [筆尖], nib/pen point/the tip of a writing brush or pencil
        bǐmò, [筆墨], pen and ink/words/writing
        juǎnbǐdāo, [卷筆刀], pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
        máobǐ, [毛筆], writing brush/CL:枝[zhī],管[guǎn]
        
        qiānzìbǐ, [簽字筆], felt-tip pen/roller ball pen/gel ink pen
        bǐmào, [筆帽], the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush
        bǐlì, [筆力], vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing/vigor of style in literary compositio...
        bǐgǎnzi, [筆桿子], pen/an effective writer
        zhuóbǐ, [著筆], to put pen to paper
        
        bǐfēng, [筆鋒], the tip of a writing brush/vigor of style in writing/stroke/touch
        bǐgēng, [筆耕], to make a living by writing/to write (as an author)
        bǐfǎ, [筆法], technique of writing/calligraphy/or drawing
        guāngbǐ, [光筆], light pen
        
        
        kǒuzhūbǐfá, [口誅筆伐], to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)/to denounce by word and pen
        
        yuánzǐbǐ, [原子筆], ballpoint pen/also written 圓珠筆|圆珠笔
        
        luòbǐ, [落筆], to put pen to paper/pen mark
        bǐzhě, [筆者], the author/the writer
        juébǐ, [絕筆], words written on one’s deathbed/an artist's final work/swansong
        bǐtào, [筆套], the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush/the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, si...
        Bǐhuì, [筆會], PEN (association of writers)
        bǐdiào, [筆調], (of writing) tone/style
        mòbǐ, [墨筆], writing brush
        
        
        
        bǐgòng, [筆供], written evidence, as opposed to oral evidence 口供[kǒu gòng]
        zìdòngqiānbǐ, [自動鉛筆], mechanical pencil/propelling pencil
        
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        gōngbǐ, [工筆], gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush te...
        
        
        bǐhuà, [筆劃], variant of 筆畫|笔画[bǐ huà]
        
        fènbǐjíshū, [奮筆疾書], to write at a tremendous speed
        
        rùnbǐ, [潤筆], remuneration for literary or artistic work
        fúbǐ, [伏筆], foreshadowing (literary device)/foretaste of material to come (in essay or story...
        

        Cóng/cóng, [從], surname Cong, from/through/via/to follow/to obey/to engage in (an activity)/neve...
        cónglái, [從來], always/at all times/never (if used in negative sentence)
        cóngméi, [從沒], never (in the past)/never did
        zìcóng, [自從], since (a time)/ever since
        cóngwèi, [從未], never
        cóngbù, [從不], never
        cóngcǐ, [從此], from now on/since then/henceforth
        fúcóng, [服從], to obey (an order)/to comply/to defer
        cóngqián, [從前], previously/formerly/once upon a time
        cóngshì, [從事], to go for/to engage in/to undertake/to deal with/to handle/to do
        cóngxiǎo, [從小], from childhood/from a young age
        cóngtóu, [從頭], anew/from the start
        cóngzhōng, [從中], from within/therefrom
        tīngcóng, [聽從], to listen and obey/to comply with/to heed/to hearken
        cóngér, [從而], thus/thereby
        cóngláibù, [從來不], never
        
        cóngtóudàowěi, [從頭到尾], from start to finish/from head to tail/the whole (thing)
        zūncóng, [遵從], to comply with/to follow (directives)/to defer (to the judgment of superiors)
        cóngtiānérjiàng, [從天而降], lit. to drop from the sky (idiom)/fig. to appear unexpectedly/to arise abruptly/...
        
        shùncóng, [順從], obedient/to comply/to submit/to defer
        wúcóng, [無從], not to have access/beyond one's authority or capability/sth one has no way of do...
        
        cóngfàn, [從犯], accessory to a crime/accomplice
        cóngróng, [從容], to go easy/unhurried/calm/Taiwan pr. [cōng róng]
        suícóng, [隨從], to accompany/to follow/to attend/entourage/attendant
        
        héqùhécóng, [何去何從], what course to follow/what path to take
        shìcóng, [侍從], to serve (an important personage)/attendant/retainer
        wúsuǒshìcóng, [無所適從], not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do
        
        qūcóng, [屈從], to capitulate
        cóngjūn, [從軍], to enlist/to serve in the army
        lìbùcóngxīn, [力不從心], less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish/the spirit ...
        
        
        cóngyè, [從業], to practice (a trade)
        
        cóngkuān, [從寬], lenient/leniently
        cóngchángjìyì, [從長計議], to take one's time making a decision (idiom)/to consider at length
        mángcóng, [盲從], to follow blindly/to conform slavishly/unthinking obedience
        shīcóng, [師從], to study under (a teacher)
        
        
        wúcóngxiàshǒu, [無從下手], not know where to start
        cóngróngbùpò, [從容不迫], calm/unruffled
        cóngliáng, [從良], (of a slave or servant) to be given one's freedom/(of a prostitute) to marry and...
        
        
        cóngyán, [從嚴], strict/rigorous/severely
        zhǔcóng, [主從], master-slave (computing)/client-server (computing)/primary and secondary
        yīcóng, [依從], to comply with/to obey
        
        
        cóngsù, [從速], (to do sth) with dispatch/as soon as possible
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Cóngjiāng, [從江], Congjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qi...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        cóngyīérzhōng, [從一而終], faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying)
        
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        xìncóng, [信從], to trust and obey
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        bīngróngxiāngjiàn, [兵戎相見], to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
        Róng/róng, surname Rong, generic term for weapons (old)/army (matters)/military affairs
        róngzhuāng, [戎裝], martial attire
        
        bīngróng, arms/weapons
        

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