用筆

Chinese

		to use	pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
trad. (用筆)		用	筆
simp. (用笔)		用	笔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yòngbǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˋ ㄅㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yòngbǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˋ ㄅㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yòngbǐ
    • Wade–Giles: yung⁴-pi³
    • Yale: yùng-bǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yonqbii
    • Palladius: юнби (junbi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

用筆

1. to take up the pen; to start writing; to put pen to paper

Synonyms

• 下筆／下笔 (xiàbǐ)
• 動筆／动笔 (dòngbǐ)
• 命筆／命笔 (mìngbǐ) (formal)
• 揮毫／挥毫 (huīháo) (formal)
• 著筆／着笔 (zhuóbǐ)
• 落筆／落笔 (luòbǐ)
• 落紙／落纸 (luòzhǐ) (literary)
• 落墨 (luòmò)
• 行筆／行笔 (xíngbǐ)
• 運筆／运笔 (yùnbǐ)