签名 簽名 qiān míng to sign (one's name with a pen etc) / to autograph / signature syn 带子 帶子 dài zi belt / band / ribbon / strap / girdle / (coll.) audio or video tape / Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri) / comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata) syn 钢笔 鋼筆 gāng bǐ fountain pen / CL:支[zhi1] syn 假名 jiǎ míng false name / pseudonym / alias / pen name / the Japanese kana scripts / hiragana 平假名[ping2 jia3 ming2] and katakana 片假名[pian4 jia3 ming2] syn 笔名 筆名 bǐ míng pen name / pseudonym 亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) / fig. to act belatedly / better late than never / to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted syn 圆珠笔 圓珠筆 yuán zhū bǐ ballpoint pen / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1] syn 文具 wén jù stationery / item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc) syn 围场 圍場 wéi chǎng enclosure / pig pen / hunting ground exclusively kept for emperor or nobility (in former times) 笔误 筆誤 bǐ wù a slip of a pen / CL:處|处[chu4] syn 煞笔 煞筆 shā bǐ to stop one's pen / to break off writing / final remarks (at the end of a book or article) syn 笔筒 筆筒 bǐ tǒng pen container / brush pot 笔墨 筆墨 bǐ mò pen and ink / words / writing syn 下笔 下筆 xià bǐ to put pen to paper syn 笔尖 筆尖 bǐ jiān nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil 签字笔 簽字筆 qiān zì bǐ felt-tip pen / roller ball pen / gel ink pen 笔杆子 筆桿子 bǐ gǎn zi pen / an effective writer syn 牛栏 牛欄 niú lán cattle pen 落笔 落筆 luò bǐ to put pen to paper / to start to write or draw syn 笔会 筆會 bǐ huì PEN (association of writers) 口诛笔伐 口誅筆伐 kǒu zhū bǐ fá to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom) / to denounce by word and pen syn 原子笔 原子筆 yuán zǐ bǐ (Tw, HK) ballpoint pen syn 挥毫 揮毫 huī háo to write or draw with a brush / to put pen to paper / to write syn 派克 pài kè Pike or Peck (name) / Parker Pen Company 提笔 提筆 tí bǐ to take up one's pen / to start to write 死亡笔记 死亡筆記 sǐ wáng bǐ jì Death note (Japanese: デスノート), translation of cult manga series by author ŌBA Tsugumi 大場鶇|大场鸫[Da4 chang3 Dong1] (pen-name) and illustrator OBATA Takeshi 小畑健[Xiao3 tian2 Jian4] 笔友 筆友 bǐ yǒu pen pal 笔杆 筆桿 bǐ gǎn the shaft of a pen or writing brush / (metonym) pen (as in 耍筆桿|耍笔杆[shua3 bi3gan3] and 搖筆桿|摇笔杆[yao2 bi3gan3]) syn 笔芯 筆芯 bǐ xīn pencil lead / pen refill syn 运笔 運筆 yùn bǐ to wield the pen / to write 中性笔 中性筆 zhōng xìng bǐ rollerball pen 笔架 筆架 bǐ jià pen rack / pen-holder 笔 筆 bǐ pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1] syn 圈 juān to confine / to lock up / to pen in syn 圈 juàn livestock enclosure / pen / fold / sty syn 喷 噴 pēn to spout / to spurt / to spray / to puff / (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online) syn 喷 噴 pèn (of a smell) strong / peak season (of a crop) / (classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests) syn 盆 pén basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 翰 hàn writing brush / writing / pen syn 栈 棧 zhàn a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle / wood or bamboo trestlework / a warehouse / (computing) stack syn 笔帽 筆帽 bǐ mào the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush syn 笔套 筆套 bǐ tào the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread) syn 触控笔 觸控筆 chù kòng bǐ stylus pen 连写 連寫 lián xiě to write without lifting one's pen from the paper / (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces) 荧光笔 熒光筆 yíng guāng bǐ highlighter (pen) 记号笔 記號筆 jì hao bǐ (permanent) marker (pen) 投笔从戎 投筆從戎 tóu bǐ cóng róng to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom) / to join the military (esp. of educated person) syn 畜栏 畜欄 chù lán pen for livestock 笔心 筆心 bǐ xīn pencil lead / refill (for a ball-point pen) syn 湓 pén flowing of water / name of a river 柙 xiá cage / pen / scabbard syn 溷 hùn privy / animal pen / muddy / disordered / to disturb 国际 國際 guó jì international syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 案例 àn lì case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc) / instance / example / CL:個|个[ge4] 三八 sān bā International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March / foolish / stupid 国标舞 國標舞 guó biāo wǔ international standard ballroom dancing 偷渡 tōu dù illegal immigration / to stowaway (on a ship) / to steal across the international border / to run a blockade 交汇 交彙 jiāo huì variant of 交匯|交汇 / to flow together / confluence (of rivers, airflow, roads) / (international) cooperation syn 博览会 博覽會 bó lǎn huì an exposition / an international fair 劳动节 勞動節 láo dòng jié International Labor Day (May Day) syn 公约 公約 gōng yuē convention (i.e. international agreement) syn 罗格 羅格 luó gé Logue or Rogge (name) / Jacques Rogge, president of International Olympic Committee (IOC) 公海 gōng hǎi high sea / international waters 国际性 國際性 guó jì xìng international / internationalism 国标 國標 guó biāo national standard (abbr. for 國家標準|国家标准[guo2 jia1 biao1 zhun3]) / international standard ballroom dancing (abbr. for 國際標準舞|国际标准舞[guo2 ji4 biao1 zhun3 wu3]) 国际法 國際法 guó jì fǎ international law 留学生 留學生 liú xué shēng student studying abroad / returned student / foreign student / international student 国内外 國內外 guó nèi wài domestic and international / at home and abroad 国际级 國際級 guó jì jí (at an) international level 国际货币基金组织 國際貨幣基金組織 guó jì huò bì jī jīn zǔ zhī International Monetary Fund (IMF) 外宾 外賓 wài bīn foreign guest / international visitor 进关 進關 jìn guān inbound customs (international trade) 光笔 光筆 guāng bǐ light pen 着笔 著筆 zhuó bǐ to put pen to paper syn 中方 zhōng fāng the Chinese side (in an international venture) 国企 國企 guó qǐ state-owned enterprise / (Tw) international business management (as a subject of study) (abbr. for 國際企業管理|国际企业管理[guo2ji4 qi3ye4 guan3li3]) 海内外 海內外 hǎi nèi wài domestic and international / at home and abroad syn 闭关自守 閉關自守 bì guān zì shǒu close the country to international intercourse syn 万豪 萬豪 wàn háo Marriott International (hotel chain) 国际贸易 國際貿易 guó jì mào yì international trade 微星 wēi xīng Micro-Star International (MSI), Taiwanese computer hardware company 国际标准 國際標準 guó jì biāo zhǔn international standard 雅思 yǎ sī IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 国际社会 國際社會 guó jì shè huì the international community 国际机场 國際機場 guó jì jī chǎng international airport 韩流 韓流 hán liú Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s) 国际合作 國際合作 guó jì hé zuò international cooperation 妇女节 婦女節 fù nǚ jié International Women's Day (March 8) syn 首都机场 首都機場 shǒu dū jī chǎng Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) 国际关系 國際關係 guó jì guān xì international relations 单证 單證 dān zhèng (international trade) documentation (e.g. a bill of lading) 央视国际 央視國際 yāng shì guó jì CCTV international / www.cctv.com.cn 国际奥委会 國際奧委會 guó jì ào wěi huì International Olympic Committee 环球时报 環球時報 huán qiú shí bào Global Times (weekly digest of international news from People's Daily 人民日報|人民日报[Ren2 min2 Ri4 bao4]) 三八节 三八節 sān bā jié International Women's Day (March 8) syn 国际货运代理 國際貨運代理 guó jì huò yùn dài lǐ international transport agency 国际会议中心 國際會議中心 International Conference Centre 首都国际机场 首都國際機場 shǒu dū guó jì jī chǎng Beijing Capital International Airport 