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笔（筆）bǐ
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1.写字、画图的工具 a writing or painting tool; pen or pencil：毛～ máobǐ writing brush/ 画～ huàbǐ a painting brush/ 钢～ gāngbǐ pen
2.笔画，组成汉字的点横直撇等 strokes that form Chinese characters, such as dot stroke, horizontal stroke, vertical stroke and left falling stroke：“天”字有四～ “tiān” zì yǒu sì bǐ. The character “天” has four strokes.
3.写 write：亲～ qīnbǐ in one's own handwriting/ 代～ dàibǐ write for sb/ ～之于书 bǐ zhī yú shū put down in black and white ［笔名 -míng］著作人发表作品时用的别名 pen name; the name of a writer printed on the published works
4.（写字、画画、作文的）笔法 (skill in calligraphy, drawing or writing)：败～ bàibǐ a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting; a faulty expression or flaw in writing/ 伏～ fúbǐ a hint foreshadowing later developments in a story, essay, etc.; forshadowing/ 工～画 gōngbǐhuà traditional Chinese realistic painting characterized by fine brush work and close attention to detail
5.像笔一样（直） (as straight as) a writing brush：～直 bǐzhí perfectly straight/ ～挺 bǐtǐng sitting (standing) very straight
6.量词 meas.：收到一～捐款 shōudào yī bǐ juānkuǎn receive a sum of donated money/ 写一～好字 xiě yī bǐ hǎo zì being a good calligrapher |