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[筆勝於刀文比武強] bǐshèngyúdāowénbǐwǔqiáng the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)

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        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...
        

        shènglì, [勝利], victory/CL:個|个[gè]
        shèng, [勝], victory/success/to beat/to defeat/to surpass/victorious/superior to/to get the b...
        huòshèng, [獲勝], victorious/to win/to triumph
        zhànshèng, [戰勝], to prevail over/to defeat/to surmount
        shèngguò, [勝過], to excel/to surpass
        shèngrèn, [勝任], qualified/competent (professionally)/to be up to a task
        shènglìzhě, [勝利者], victor/winner
        shèngfù, [勝負], victory or defeat/the outcome of a battle
        qǔshèng, [取勝], to score a victory/to prevail over one's opponents
        shèngsuàn, [勝算], odds of success/stratagem that ensures success/to be sure of success
        bìshèng, [必勝], to be certain of victory/to be bound to prevail
        shèngdì, [勝地], well-known scenic spot
        shèngsù, [勝訴], to win a court case
        
        juéshèng, [決勝], to determine victory/to obtain victory
        zhànwúbùshèng, [戰無不勝], to triumph in every battle (idiom); invincible/to succeed in every undertaking
        yǐnrénrùshèng, [引人入勝], to enchant/fascinating
        déshèng, [得勝], to triumph over an opponent
        shèngzhàng, [勝仗], victory/victorious battle
        wěncāoshèngquàn, [穩操勝券], grasp it and victory is assured/to have success within one's grasp (idiom)
        bùshèng, [不勝], cannot bear or stand/be unequal to/very/extremely
        
        yōushèng, [優勝], winning/superior
        
        
        hàoshèng, [好勝], eager to win/competitive/aggressive
        shǔbùshèngshǔ, [數不勝數], too many to count (idiom); innumerable
        
        
        fǎnbàiwéishèng, [反敗為勝], to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
        
        
        
        shèngbài, [勝敗], victory or defeat/result
        chūqízhìshèng, [出奇制勝], to win by a surprise move
        xiǎnshèng, [險勝], to win by a narrow margin/to barely win/narrow victory
        míngshèng, [名勝], a place famous for its scenery or historical relics/scenic spot/CL:處|处[chù]
        yōushèngliètài, [優勝劣汰], survival of the fittest (idiom)
        bǎizhànbǎishèng, [百戰百勝], to emerge victorious in every battle/to be ever-victorious
        
        měibùshèngshōu, [美不勝收], nothing more beautiful can be imagined (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        fángbùshèngfáng, [防不勝防], you can't guard against it (idiom)/impossible to defend effectively/not much one...
        
        
        
        
        dàshèng, [大勝], to defeat decisively/to win decisively/great victory/triumph
        
        
        
        míngshènggǔjì, [名勝古跡], historical sites and scenic spots
        bùshèngméijǔ, [不勝枚舉], too numerous to mention individually or one by one
        qíkāidéshèng, [旗開得勝], lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have...
        sānliánshèng, [三連勝], hat-trick (sports)
        
        
        lüèshèngyīchóu, [略勝一籌], slightly better/a cut above
        shèngsì, [勝似], to surpass/better than/superior to
        
        
        
        
        quánshèng, [全勝], total victory/to excel by far/name of a tank/slam
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shèngjǐng, [勝景], wonderful scenery
        
        
        
        
        
        
        lǎnshèng, [覽勝], to visit scenic spots
        qīngchūyúlánérshèngyúlán, [青出於藍而勝於藍], lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)/...
        
        jǔbùshèngjǔ, [舉不勝舉], too numerous to list (idiom); innumerable
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        réndìngshèngtiān, [人定勝天], man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature
        
        
        
        

        guānyú, [關於], pertaining to/concerning/with regard to/about/a matter of
        Yú/yú, [於], surname Yu, to go/to take/sentence-final interrogative particle/variant of 於|于[y...
        duìyú, [對於], regarding/as far as sth is concerned/with regards to
        zhōngyú, [終於], at last/in the end/finally/eventually
        shǔyú, [屬於], to be classified as/to belong to/to be part of
        yúshì, [於是], thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence
        yóuyú, [由於], due to/as a result of/thanks to/owing to/since/because
        zàiyú, [在於], to be in/to lie in/to consist in/to depend on/to rest with
        chǔyú, [處於], to be in (some state, position, or condition)
        chūyú, [出於], due to/to stem from
        zhìyú, [至於], as for/as to/to go so far as to
        děngyú, [等於], to equal/to be tantamount to
        
        jīyú, [基於], because of/on the basis of/in view of/on account of
        guòyú, [過於], too much/excessively
        yòngyú, use in/use on/use for
        wèiyú, [位於], to be located at/to be situated at/to lie
        jiànyú, [鑒於], in view of/seeing that/considering/whereas
        shànyú, [善於], to be good at/to be adept at
        yǐzhìyú, [以至於], down to/up to/to the extent that...
        bùzhìyú, [不至於], unlikely to go so far as to/not as bad as
        zhìyú, to place/to put (at or in a position)/to be located
        yǒuzhùyú, [有助於], to contribute to/to promote
        zhōngyú, [忠於], to be loyal to
        lèyú, [樂於], willing (to do sth)/to take pleasure in
        
        dīyú, to be lower than
        mángyú, [忙於], busy with
        xiànyú, [限於], to be limited to/to be confined to
        láiyuányú, [來源於], to originate in
        wúdòngyúzhōng, [無動於衷], aloof/indifferent/unconcerned
        yuányú, [源於], has its origins in
        gāoyú, [高於], greater than/to exceed
        guīyú, [歸於], to belong to/affiliated to/to result in sth/to incline towards
        jíyú, [急於], eager to/in a hurry to
        wújìyúshì, [無濟於事], to no avail/of no use
        yǒujiànyúcǐ, [有鑒於此], in view of this/to this end
        
        gǎnyú, [敢於], to have the courage to do sth/to dare to/bold in
怀         gěnggěngyúhuái, [耿耿於懷], to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding
        
        yúshìwúbǔ, [於事無補], unhelpful/useless
        
        dàyú, [大於], greater than/bigger than/more than, >
        lìyú, [利於], to be beneficial/to be good for
        yǒngyú, [勇於], to dare to/to be brave enough to
        mòguòyú, [莫過於], nothing can surpass
        tóngguīyújìn, [同歸於盡], to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes/to take sb down with on...
        jièyú, [介於], between/intermediate/to lie between
        miǎnyú, [免於], to be saved from/to be spared (something)
        
        
        xiànyú, [陷於], caught in (a bad situation)/to fall into (trap etc)
        sǐyúfēimìng, [死於非命], violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster/an unnatural death
便         biànyú, [便於], easy to/convenient for
        duōyú, [多於], more than/greater than
        
        xiǎoyú, [小於], less than, <
        fùyú, to be full of/to be rich in
        yìyú, [易於], very likely/prone to
        lèyúzhùrén, [樂於助人], willing to help others
        xiāngdāngyú, [相當於], equivalent to
        jǐncìyú, [僅次于], second only to.../(in second place) preceded only by...
        
        gōngzhūyúshì, [公諸於世], to announce to the world (idiom)/to make public/to let everyone know
        shènzhìyú, [甚至於], so much (that)/even (to the extent that)
        pòyú, [迫於], constrained/restricted/forced to/under pressure to do sth
        cìyú, [次於], second after/second only to
        
        
        wénmíngyúshì, [聞名於世], world-famous
        qūyú, [趨於], to tend towards
        
        
        fánghuànyúwèirán, [防患於未然], see 防患未然[fáng huàn wèi rán]
        shūyú, [疏於], to fail to pay sufficient attention to/to be negligent in regard to/to be lackin...
        píyúbēnmìng, [疲於奔命], (idiom) terribly busy/up to one's ears in work
        yǒubèiyú, [有悖於], to go against
        
        
        ānyúxiànzhuàng, [安於現狀], to take things as they are (idiom)/to leave a situation as it is/to be happy wit...
        ānyú, [安於], to feel contented with
        yǒulàiyú, [有賴於], to rely on/to depend on
        dìngyú, [定於], set at/scheduled at
        yuányú, [緣於], to originate from/to come from the fact that/owing to/because of
        
        
        
        yōuyú, [優於], to surpass
        
        yìyúyánbiǎo, [溢於言表], to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
齿         xiūyúqǐchǐ, [羞於啟齒], to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
        gānyú, [甘於], to be willing to/to be ready to/to be content with/accepting (of restriction, sa...
        yúshìhū, [於是乎], therefore
        
        
        
        
        
        
        zhòngyúTàiShān, [重於泰山], heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter
        
        
        
        jíyúqiúchéng, [急於求成], anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success/impatient for resul...
        
        
        
        bùjuéyúěr, [不絕於耳], (of sound) to never stop/to fall incessantly on the ear/to linger on
        
        
        jiàhuòyúrén, [嫁禍於人], to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others/to pass the buck
        xǐxíngyúsè, [喜形於色], face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
        bīnyú, [瀕於], near to/approaching (collapse)
        
        
        
        
        
        yányúlǜjǐ, [嚴於律己], to be strict with oneself
        
        
        
        
        bùyàyú, [不亞於], no less than/not inferior to
        
        bùxiàyú, as many as/no less than/not inferior to/as good as/on a par with
        
        
        
        
        
        
        qīngchūyúlánérshèngyúlán, [青出於藍而勝於藍], lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom)/...
        
        
        
        yúxīnbùrěn, [於心不忍], can't bear to
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        Dāo/dāo, surname Dao, knife/blade/single-edged sword/cutlass/CL:把[bǎ]/(slang) dollar (loa...
        jiǎndāo, scissors/CL:把[bǎ]
        dāozi, knife/CL:把[bǎ]
        
        dāofēng, [刀鋒], cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
        tìdāo, razor
        xiǎodāo, knife/CL:把[bǎ]
        dāopiàn, blade/razor blade/tool bit
        cìdāo, bayonet
        dāorèn, knife blade/crucial point
        
        kāidāo, [開刀], (of a surgeon) to perform an operation/(of a patient) to have an operation/to de...
        luósīdāo, [螺絲刀], screwdriver/CL:把[bǎ]
        kǎndāo, machete
        liándāo, [鐮刀], sickle/curved blade to cut grain
        dāoqiāngbùrù, [刀槍不入], lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)/fig. invulnerable/untouchable/thick-sk...
        yīdāoliǎngduàn, [一刀兩斷], lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)/fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
        tìxūdāo, [剃鬚刀], shaver/razor
        dāojù, cutting tool
        
        dāochā, knife and fork/CL:副[fù]
        dāokǒu, the edge of a knife/cut/incision
        liǎnglèichādāo, [兩肋插刀], lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)/fig. to attach a great importance to fri...
        
        jūndāo, [軍刀], military knife/saber
        càidāo, vegetable knife/kitchen knife/cleaver/CL:把[bǎ]
        bīngdāo, ice skates/ice skate blades
        dàdāo, broadsword/large knife/machete
        
        
        dāoqiāng, [刀槍], sword and spear/weapons
        lièdāo, [獵刀], hunting knife
        túdāo, butcher's knife/abattoir hatchet
        
        
        zhédāo, clasp knife/folding knife
        guāhúdāo, [刮鬍刀], razor
        jiāndāo, dagger
        dāndāozhírù, [單刀直入], to get straight to the point (idiom)
        xiàolǐcángdāo, [笑裡藏刀], lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical in...
        
        módāo, to hone (a knife)
        guādāo, spatula/scraper
        cuòdāo, [銼刀], file (metalworking and woodworking tool)
        
        xiǎoshìniúdāo, [小試牛刀], to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
        dāojiàn, [刀劍], sword
        qiāndāowànguǎ, [千刀萬剮], to make mincemeat of sb/to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing)
        dàdāokuòfǔ, [大刀闊斧], bold and decisive
        gāngdāo, [鋼刀], steel knife/sword
        
        juǎnbǐdāo, [卷筆刀], pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
        dāoqiào, scabbard
        módāoshí, whetstone (for honing knives)
        bǎodāobùlǎo, [寶刀不老], lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)/fig. (of one's skills etc) to be ...
        zhádāo, [鍘刀], lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc)
        mǎdāo, [馬刀], saber/cavalry sword
        
        
        
        módāohuòhuò, lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)/fig. to prepare to attack/to be getting read...
        
        dāndāofùhuì, [單刀赴會], lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)/fig. to go alone into ene...
        
        dāoxiāomiàn, [刀削麵], knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
        
        èrbǎdāo, inexpert/a botcher
        dāobèi, back of the knife
        
        shuǐguǒdāo, paring knife/fruit knife/CL:把[bǎ]
        yīdāoqiē, lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity/one solution fits a ...
        
        
        
        
        
        dāofǔshǒu, lictor
        dāoguāngxuèyǐng, massacre
        
        dāogēnghuǒzhòng, [刀耕火種], slash and burn (agriculture)
        
        
        
        
        
        

        wénjiàn, document/file/CL:份[fèn]
        wénzhāng, article/essay/literary works/writings/hidden meaning/CL:篇[piān],段[duàn],頁|页[yè]
        Wén/wén, surname Wen, language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old) classifier fo...
        wénhuà, culture/civilization/cultural/CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
        Kǎiwén, [凱文], Kevin (person name)
        lùnwén, [論文], paper/treatise/thesis/CL:篇[piān]/to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
        wénmíng, civilized/civilization/culture/CL:個|个[gè]
        wénzì, character/script/writing/written language/writing style/phraseology/CL:個|个[gè]
        Āiwén, Evan/Avon/Ivan
        Yīngwén, English (language)
        wénxué, [文學], literature/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
        Ōuwén, [歐文], Owen (name)/Erwin (name)/Irvine, California
        wénshū, [文書], document/official correspondence/secretary/secretariat
        gōngwénbāo, briefcase/attaché case
        
        Zhōngwén, Chinese language
        shēnwúfēnwén, [身無分文], penniless (idiom)
        
        
        wéndàng, [文檔], (computer) file
        Shǐdìwén, Steven, Stephen (name)
        wénwù, cultural relic/historical relic/CL:件[jiàn],個|个[gè]
        Lādīngwén, Latin (language)
        
        wénjiànjiā, [文件夾], folder/file (paper)
        wénpíng, [文憑], diploma
        
        
        
        
        tiānwénguǎn, [天文館], planetarium
        
        wénmáng, illiterate
        wényǎ, elegant/refined
        zuòwén, to write an essay/composition (student essay)/CL:篇[piān]
        Dáěrwén, [達爾文], Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British biologist and author of "On the Origin of Sp...
        Wényìfùxīng, [文藝復興], the Renaissance
        Déwén, German (language)
        yuánwén, original text
        sīwén, refined/educate/cultured/intellectual/polite/gentle
        gōngwén, document
        wénběn, version/text
        wénxiàn, [文獻], document
        
        wénzhí, [文職], civilian post (as opposed to military)/civil service/administration
        tiānwénxuéjiā, [天文學家], astronomer
        
        tiānwénxué, [天文學], astronomy
        Sīdìwén, Steven (name)/Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, play...
        sǎnwén, prose/essay
        
        jīngwén, [經文], scripture/scriptures/CL:本[běn]
        tiáowén, [條文], clause/explanatory section in a document
        xiàngxíngwénzì, pictogram/hieroglyph
        tiānwéntái, observatory
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        wénàn, (newspapers etc) copy/copywriter/(office etc) paperwork/(old) secretary/clerk
        wénsī, the train of thought in writing
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        wénfǎ, grammar
        Shǐdìwénsī, Stephens/Stevens
        yīwénbùmíng, to be penniless
        Rìwén, Japanese (language)
        Kǎěrwén, [卡爾文], Calvin (name)
        Fǎwén, French language
        wényì, [文藝], literature and art
        wénzhāi, digest (of literature)/to make a digest (of data)/summary
        fánwénrùjié, [繁文縟節], convoluted and overelaborate (document)/unnecessarily elaborate writing/mumbo-ju...
        wénbǐ, [文筆], writings/writing style
        yǔwén, [語文], literature and language/(PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
        
        
        
        
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        Āiwénsī, Evans/Ivins/Ivens
        
        wénjù, stationery/item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
        
        wénjìng, [文靜], (of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet
        Éwén, Russian language
        
        
        bówén, blog article/to write a blog article (netspeak)
        wēnwéněryǎ, [溫文爾雅], cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated
        
        shàngxiàwén, (textual) context
        Ōuwénsī, [歐文斯], Owens (name)
        
        
        
        
        jīnwén, inscription in bronze/bell-cauldron inscription
        dǎowén, [禱文], litany (text of a prayer)
        
        bēiwén, inscription on a tablet
        mángwén, braille/literature in braille
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        zuòwénzhāng, to make an issue of sth/to fuss/to make a song and dance
        rénwén, humanities/human affairs/culture
        
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        shàngwén, preceding part of the text
        
        míngwén, [銘文], inscription
        Sīdìwénsēn, Stevenson or Stephenson (name)
        wénxuéjiā, [文學家], writer/man of letters/CL:個|个[gè]
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        míngwénguīdìng, [明文規定], expressly stipulated (in writing)
        pīwén, official written ruling in response to a submission/official approval in writing
        
        
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        shīwén, [詩文], poetry and literature
        wénháo, literary giant/great writer/eminent writer
        
        wénkē, liberal arts/humanities
        Wénlái, [文萊], Brunei Darussalam, independent sultanate in northwest Borneo
        Ālābówén, Arabic (language & writing)
        
        wénrén, scholar/literati
        
        Tàiwén, Thai (language)
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        wénjí, collected works
        
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        yìwén, [譯文], translated text
        
        
        
        quánwén, entire text/full text
        
        
        zīwén, official communication (between gov. offices of equal rank)/report delivered by ...
        
        yàwénhuà, [亞文化], subculture
        
        
        Sīluòwénníyà, [斯洛文尼亞], Slovenia
        
        zhèngwén, main text (as opposed to footnotes)/main body (of a book)
        wéncǎi, literary talent/literary grace/rich and bright colors
        
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        Jiāěrwén, [加爾文], Calvin (1509-1564), French protestant reformer
        
        
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        Hánwén, [韓文], hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet/Korean written language
        shāwénzhǔyì, [沙文主義], chauvinism
        
        
        huíwén, palindrome
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        wényú, [文娛], cultural recreation/entertainment
        
        
        
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        wénzhōuzhōu, [文縐縐], bookish/genteel/erudite
        
        
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        Hànwén, [漢文], Chinese written language/Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad
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        gǔdiǎnwénxué, [古典文學], classical literature
        
        yǐnwén, quotation/citation
        
        dàyǒuwénzhāng, some deeper meaning in this/more to it than meets the eye/there's sth behind all...
        
        
        bǐjiàowénxué, [比較文學], comparative literature
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        biǎomiànwénzhāng, superficial show/going through the motions
        
        míngwén, to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
        
        
        
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        wéntǐ, [文體], genre of writing/literary form/style/literary recreation and sporting activities
        
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        wénxuéshǐ, [文學史], history of literature
        wénkù, [文庫], collection of documents/library/book series/sequence of data, esp. genome
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        Wénchāng, Wenchang City, Hainan
        
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        wénshǐ, literature and history
        Wénxiàn, [文縣], Wen county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Lǒng nán], Gansu
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        guānyàngwénzhāng, [官樣文章], officialese/red tape
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        Bǐ/bī/bǐ/bì, Belgium/Belgian/abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bǐ lì shí], euphemistic variant of 屄[bī], (par...
        bǐsài, [比賽], competition (sports etc)/match/CL:場|场[chǎng],次[cì]/to compete
        bǐjiào, [比較], to compare/to contrast/comparatively/relatively/quite/comparison
        bǐrú, for example/for instance/such as
        Bǐěr, [比爾], Bill (name)
        
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        wúbǐ, [無比], incomparable/matchless
        
        xiāngbǐ, to compare
        bǐtè, bit (binary digit) (loanword)
        Gēlúnbǐyà, [哥倫比亞], Colombia/Columbia (District of, or University etc)
        hǎobǐ, to be just like/can be compared to
        Shāshìbǐyà, [莎士比亞], Shakespeare (name)/William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
        bǐfang, analogy/instance/for instance
        bǐyù, to compare/to liken to/metaphor/analogy/figure of speech/figuratively
        Bǐsà/bǐsà, [比薩], Pisa, town in Toscana, Italy, pizza (loanword)
        duìbǐ, [對比], to contrast/contrast/ratio/CL:個|个[gè]
        
        bǐfēn, score
        bǐjīní, bikini (loanword)
        bǐlì, proportion/scale
        Bǐlìshí, [比利時], Belgium
        bǐbùshàng, can't compare with
        
        wúyǔlúnbǐ, [無與倫比], incomparable
        Jiālèbǐ, Caribbean
        bōbǐ, burpee (loanword)
        
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        Bābǐlún, [巴比倫], Babylon
        
        bǐsàbǐng, [比薩餅], pizza (loanword)/CL:張|张[zhāng]
        lúbǐ, [盧比], rupee (Indian currency) (loanword)
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        bǐwǔ, martial arts competition/tournament/to compete in a contest
        bǐqǐ, compared with
        Bǐshào, [比紹], Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau
        Bābǐ, Barbie
        
        bǐzuò, to liken to/to compare to
        kěbǐ, comparable
        bǐlǜ, ratio/rate/percentage
        
        Lìbǐyà, [利比亞], Libya
        bǐshì, [比試], to have a competition/to measure with one's hand or arm/to make a gesture of mea...
        
        Bǐsuǒ/bǐsuǒ, Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau (Tw), peso (currency in Latin America) (loanwor...
        bǐhua, [比劃], to gesture/to gesticulate/to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating th...
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        MǎqiūBǐqiū, [馬丘比丘], Machu Picchu
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·         Kēbǐ·Bùláiēntè, [科比·布萊恩特], Kobe Bryant (1978-2020), Los Angeles Lakers NBA star
        
        
        
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        wǔqì, weapon/arms/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
        wǔzhuāng, [武裝], arms/equipment/to arm/military/armed (forces)
        wǔshì, warrior/samurai
        Wǔ/wǔ, surname Wu, martial/military
        héwǔqì, nuclear weapon
        wǔlì, military force
        wǔshù, [武術], military skill or technique (in former times)/all kinds of martial art sports (s...
        
        bǐwǔ, martial arts competition/tournament/to compete in a contest
        
        wǔlín, martial arts (social) circles
        Xiūwǔ, Xiuwu county in Jiaozuo 焦作[Jiāo zuò], Henan
        
        huàxuéwǔqì, [化學武器], chemical weapon
        wǔduàn, [武斷], arbitrary/subjective/dogmatic
        
        shēngwùwǔqì, biological weapon
        Wǔtián, Takeda (Japanese surname)
        
        Wǔgōng/wǔgōng, Wugong County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shaanxi, martial art/military accomp...
        
        yòngwǔzhīdì, ample scope for abilities/favorable position for the use of one's skills (idiom)
        
        
        héwǔ, nuclear weapon
        wǔshìdào, bushidō or way of the warrior, samurai code of chivalry
        wǔzhuānglìliàng, [武裝力量], armed force
        
        wǔyì, [武藝], martial art/military skill
        zhòngwǔqì, heavy weapon
        dòngwǔ, [動武], to use force/to come to blows
        
耀         yàowǔyángwēi, [耀武揚威], to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around/to bluff/to bluster
        qīngwǔqì, [輕武器], light weapon
        
        wǔzhuāngbùduì, [武裝部隊], armed forces
        
        
        
        
        
        wēiwǔ, might/formidable
        Wǔhàn, [武漢], Wuhan city on Changjiang, subprovincial city and capital of Hubei province
        
        
        
        
        xuánwǔyán, basalt (geology)/lava
        
        Tàiwǔ, Taiwu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
        
        
        Wǔchāng, Wuchang district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wǔ hàn shì], Hubei
        wǔdǎ, acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance
        chángguīwǔqì, [常規武器], conventional weapon
        
        
        
        
        
        yīngxióngwúyòngwǔzhīdì, [英雄無用武之地], a hero with no chance of using his might/to have no opportunity to display one's...
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        shàngwǔ, to promote a martial spirit/to revere military skills/warlike
        
        
        
        yīngwǔ, soldierly/martial (appearance)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        wǔjiàng, [武將], general/military leader/fierce man
        
        wǔguān, military official/military attaché
        
        
        yǒngwǔ, brave
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Dàwǔ, Dawu or Tawu township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
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        wénwǔ, civil and military
        
        
        
        héwǔkù, [核武庫], nuclear arsenal
        
        
        
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        Hánwǔjì, [寒武紀], Cambrian geological period (541-485.4 million years ago)
        
        
        
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        huàwǔ, chemical weapon/abbr. for 化學武器|化学武器[huà xué wǔ qì]
        
        wǔxiá, [武俠], martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre)/knight-err...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        dúwǔ, [黷武], militaristic/to use military force indiscriminately

        Qiáng/jiàng/qiáng/qiǎng, [強]/[彊], surname Qiang, stubborn/unyielding, strong/powerful/better/slightly more than/vi...
        qiángdà, [強大], large/formidable/powerful/strong
        jiānqiáng, [堅強], staunch/strong
        qiángjiān, [強姦], to rape
        qiángzhuàng, [強壯], strong/sturdy/robust
        qiǎngpò, [強迫], to compel/to force
        qiángliè, [強烈], intense/(violently) strong
        qiángdào, [強盜], to rob (with force)/bandit/robber/CL:個|个[gè]
        jiāqiáng, [加強], to reinforce/to strengthen/to increase
        qiángyìng, [強硬], tough/unyielding/hard-line
        miǎnqiǎng, [勉強], to do with difficulty/to force sb to do sth/reluctant/barely enough
        qiángdiào, [強調], to emphasize (a statement)/to stress
        qiángzhì, [強制], to enforce/enforcement/forcibly/compulsory
        qiángbào, [強暴], violent/to rape
        qiángxíng, [強行], to do sth by force
        qiángshì, [強勢], strong/powerful/(linguistics) emphatic/intensive
        zēngqiáng, [增強], to increase/to strengthen
        qiánglì, [強力], powerful
        qiángjiānfàn, [強姦犯], rapist
        qiánghàn, [強悍], valiant
        qiángxiàng, [強項], key strength/strong suit/specialty
        qiángdù, [強度], strength/intensity/CL:個|个[gè]
        qiǎngpòzhèng, [強迫症], obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
        qiángyǒulì, [強有力], strong/forceful
        qiángjìng, [強勁], strong/powerful/robust
        
        
        wánqiáng, [頑強], tenacious/hard to defeat
        qiángjiā, [強加], to impose/to force upon
        qiánghuà, [強化], to strengthen/to intensify
        nǚqiángrén, [女強人], successful career woman/able woman
        qiángjiàn, [強健], sturdy
        qiānqiǎng, [牽強], far-fetched/implausible (chain of reasoning)
        chěngqiáng, [逞強], to show off/to try to be brave
        juéjiàng, [倔強], stubborn/obstinate/unbending
        xiānxiàshǒuwéiqiáng, [先下手為強], strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the firs...
        
        qiǎngqiú, [強求], to insist on/to demand/to impose
        qiángjiānzuì, [強姦罪], rape
        chāqiángrényì, [差強人意], (idiom) just passable/barely satisfactory
        
        Qiángshēng, [強生], Johnson (surname)/Johnson & Johnson (company)
        
        qiángquán, [強權], power/might
        ruòròuqiángshí, [弱肉強食], lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior/the law of...
        
        qiángfēng, [強風], strong breeze (meteorology)
        shìqiánglíngruò, [恃強凌弱], see 恃強欺弱|恃强欺弱[shì qiáng qī ruò]
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        shēnqiánglìzhuàng, [身強力壯], strong and vigorous/sturdy/robust
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        yàoqiáng, [要強], eager to excel/eager to get ahead in life/strong-minded
        Qiángguó/qiángguó, [強國], (ironically) mainland China (Taiwan & Hong Kong usage), powerful country/great p...
        zìqiáng, [自強], to strive for self-improvement
        
        qiǎngcíduólǐ, [強詞奪理], to twist words and force logic (idiom)/sophistry/loud rhetoric making up for fal...
        hàoqiáng, [好強], eager to be first
        qiángdí, [強敵], powerful enemy
        qiángyìngpài, [強硬派], hardline faction/hawks
        qiángxīnjì, [強心劑], cardiac stimulant
        
        qiángshèng, [強盛], rich and powerful
        qiángzhàn, [強佔], to occupy by force
        lièqiáng, [列強], the Great Powers (history)
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        miǎnmiǎnqiǎngqiǎng, [勉勉強強], to achieve with difficulty/only just up to the task/barely adequate
        fùqiáng, [富強], rich and powerful
        qiǎngbī, [強逼], to compel/to force
        qiángruò, [強弱], strong or weak/intensity/amount of force or pressure
        qiánggōng, [強攻], dominant/controlling/strong/opposite: weak, yielding 弱受/to take by storm (milita...
        yāqiáng, [壓強], pressure (physics)
        
        zìqiángbùxī, [自強不息], to strive unremittingly/self-improvement
        qiānqiǎngfùhuì, [牽強附會], to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
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        fènfātúqiáng, [奮發圖強], to work energetically for prosperity (of the country)
        gāngqiáng, [剛強], firm/unyielding
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        qiángxīnzhēn, [強心針], heart-strengthening shot/fig. a shot in the arm
        
        qiángnǔzhīmò, [強弩之末], lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)/fig. spent force
        gāoqiáng, [高強], excellent/outstanding
        XiǎoQiáng, [小強], cockroach (slang)
        qiǎngmǎiqiǎngmài, [強買強賣], to force sb to buy or sell/to trade using coercion
        
        
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        qiǎngbiàn, [強辯], to argue strenuously or with sophistry/to quibble
        jiàngzuǐ, [強嘴], to talk back/to reply defiantly
        
        
        
        
        
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        niánfùlìqiáng, [年富力強], young and vigorous (idiom)
        

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