折 ⇒
折磨 zhémó, to torment/to torture
骨折 gǔzhé, to suffer a fracture/(of a bone) to break/fracture
折 shé/zhē/zhé, [摺], to break (e.g. stick or bone)/a loss, to turn sth over/to turn upside down/to ti...
折腾 zhēteng, [折騰], to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)/to repeat sth over and over again/t...
折断 zhéduàn, [折斷], to snap sth off/to break
挫折 cuòzhé, setback/reverse/check/defeat/frustration/disappointment/to frustrate/to discoura...
打折 dǎzhé, to give a discount
折扣 zhékòu, discount
折叠 zhédié, [折疊], to fold/collapsible/folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc)
转折点 zhuǎnzhédiǎn, [轉折點], turning point/breaking point
不折不扣 bùzhébùkòu, a hundred percent/to the letter/out-and-out
曲折 qūzhé, winding/(fig.) complicated
转折 zhuǎnzhé, [轉折], shift in the trend of events/turnaround/plot shift in a book/turn in the convers...
存折 cúnzhé, [存摺], passbook/bankbook
周折 zhōuzhé, twists and turns/vicissitude/complication/difficulty/effort/CL:番[fān]
折服 zhéfú, to convince/to subdue/to be convinced/to be bowled over
波折 bōzhé, twists and turns
折中 zhézhōng, to compromise/to take the middle road/a trade-off/eclectic
折衷 zhézhōng, variant of 折中[zhé zhōng]
夭折 yāozhé, to die young or prematurely/to come to a premature end/to be aborted prematurely
折回 zhéhuí, to turn back/to retrace one's steps
折射 zhéshè, to refract/refraction/to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of...
打折扣 dǎzhékòu, to give a discount/to be of less value than anticipated
折返 zhéfǎn, to turn back
折价 对折 duìzhé, [對摺], to sell at a 50% discount/to fold in two
挫折感 cuòzhégǎn, frustration
折叠床 折叠椅 zhédiéyǐ, [折疊椅], folding chair/deck chair
折页 折刀 zhédāo, clasp knife/folding knife
破折号 pòzhéhào, [破折號], dash/Chinese dash ── (punct., double the length of the western dash)
折寿 zhéshòu, [折壽], to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)
费尽周折 折腰 zhéyāo, to bend at the waist/to bow/(fig.) to bow to/to submit
折桂 zhéguì, to win the laurels/to pass an imperial examination/to win a championship
百折不挠 bǎizhébùnáo, [百折不撓], to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)/to be undaunted by repeated...
折合 zhéhé, to convert into/to amount to/to be equivalent to
一波三折 yībōsānzhé, calligraphic flourish with many twists/fig. many twists and turns
折扇 zhéshàn, folding fan
折光 zhéguāng, [摺光], refraction, refraction
折算 zhésuàn, to convert (between currencies)
折射角 艰难曲折 折旧费 折射率 zhéshèlǜ, index of refraction
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笔 ⇒
笔 bǐ, [筆], pen/pencil/writing brush/to write or compose/the strokes of Chinese characters/c...
笔记本 bǐjìběn, [筆記本], notebook (stationery)/CL:本[běn]/notebook (computing)
笔记 bǐjì, [筆記], to take down (in writing)/notes/a type of literature consisting mainly of short ...
铅笔 qiānbǐ, [鉛筆], (lead) pencil/CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī],桿|杆[gǎn]
这笔 笔迹 bǐjì, [筆跡], handwriting
笔录 bǐlù, [筆錄], to put down in writing/to take down notes/transcript/record
钢笔 gāngbǐ, [鋼筆], fountain pen/CL:支[zhī]
亲笔 qīnbǐ, [親筆], in one's own handwriting
大笔 粉笔 fěnbǐ, [粉筆], chalk/CL:支[zhī],段[duàn]
笔直 bǐzhí, [筆直], perfectly straight/straight as a ramrod/bolt upright
蜡笔 làbǐ, [蠟筆], crayon
一笔勾销 yībǐgōuxiāo, [一筆勾銷], to write off at one stroke
笔名 bǐmíng, [筆名], pen name/pseudonym
圆珠笔 yuánzhūbǐ, [圓珠筆], ballpoint pen/CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī]
笔下 bǐxià, [筆下], the wording and purport of what one writes
画笔 huàbǐ, [畫筆], painting brush
大手笔 文笔 wénbǐ, [文筆], writings/writing style
手笔 shǒubǐ, [手筆], sth written or painted in one's own hand/(of a writer, calligrapher or painter) ...
动笔 笔挺 bǐtǐng, [筆挺], (standing) very straight/straight as a ramrod/bolt upright/well-ironed/trim
败笔 bàibǐ, [敗筆], a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting/a faulty expression in writing
笔头 bǐtóu, [筆頭], ability to write/writing skill/written/in written form
铅笔盒 qiānbǐhé, [鉛筆盒], pencil case
笔试 bǐshì, [筆試], written examination/paper test (for an applicant)
笔误 bǐwù, [筆誤], a slip of a pen/CL:處|处[chù]
笔画 bǐhuà, [筆畫], strokes of a Chinese character
执笔 zhíbǐ, [執筆], to write/to do the actual writing
煞笔 shābǐ, [煞筆], to stop one's pen/to break off writing/final remarks (at the end of a book or ar...
神来之笔 附笔 fùbǐ, [附筆], postscript
蜡笔画 随笔 suíbǐ, [隨筆], essay
笔筒 bǐtǒng, [筆筒], pen container/brush pot
代笔 dàibǐ, [代筆], to write on behalf of sb/to ghostwrite
彩笔 眉笔 méibǐ, [眉筆], eyebrow pencil (cosmetics)
下笔 xiàbǐ, [下筆], to put pen to paper
笔触 bǐchù, [筆觸], brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy/brushwork/style of drawing or w...
笔尖 bǐjiān, [筆尖], nib/pen point/the tip of a writing brush or pencil
笔墨 bǐmò, [筆墨], pen and ink/words/writing
卷笔刀 juǎnbǐdāo, [卷筆刀], pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
毛笔 máobǐ, [毛筆], writing brush/CL:枝[zhī],管[guǎn]
笔端 签字笔 qiānzìbǐ, [簽字筆], felt-tip pen/roller ball pen/gel ink pen
笔帽 bǐmào, [筆帽], the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush
笔力 bǐlì, [筆力], vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing/vigor of style in literary compositio...
笔杆子 bǐgǎnzi, [筆桿子], pen/an effective writer
着笔 zhuóbǐ, [著筆], to put pen to paper
铁笔 笔锋 bǐfēng, [筆鋒], the tip of a writing brush/vigor of style in writing/stroke/touch
笔耕 bǐgēng, [筆耕], to make a living by writing/to write (as an author)
笔法 bǐfǎ, [筆法], technique of writing/calligraphy/or drawing
光笔 guāngbǐ, [光筆], light pen
水笔 钢笔水 口诛笔伐 kǒuzhūbǐfá, [口誅筆伐], to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)/to denounce by word and pen
炭笔 原子笔 yuánzǐbǐ, [原子筆], ballpoint pen/also written 圓珠筆|圆珠笔
自来水笔 落笔 luòbǐ, [落筆], to put pen to paper/pen mark
笔者 bǐzhě, [筆者], the author/the writer
绝笔 juébǐ, [絕筆], words written on one’s deathbed/an artist's final work/swansong
笔套 bǐtào, [筆套], the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush/the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, si...
笔会 Bǐhuì, [筆會], PEN (association of writers)
笔调 bǐdiào, [筆調], (of writing) tone/style
墨笔 mòbǐ, [墨筆], writing brush
挥笔 亲笔信 电笔 笔供 bǐgòng, [筆供], written evidence, as opposed to oral evidence 口供[kǒu gòng]
自动铅笔 zìdòngqiānbǐ, [自動鉛筆], mechanical pencil/propelling pencil
铅笔画 笔记簿 工笔 gōngbǐ, [工筆], gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush te...
主笔 练笔 笔划 bǐhuà, [筆劃], variant of 筆畫|笔画[bǐ huà]
笔洗 奋笔疾书 fènbǐjíshū, [奮筆疾書], to write at a tremendous speed
台笔 润笔 rùnbǐ, [潤筆], remuneration for literary or artistic work
伏笔 fúbǐ, [伏筆], foreshadowing (literary device)/foretaste of material to come (in essay or story...
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