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 怪兽 怪獸 guài shòu rare animal / mythical animal / monster 钢笔 鋼筆 gāng bǐ fountain pen / CL:支[zhi1] syn 喂养 餵養 wèi yǎng to feed (a child, domestic animal etc) / to keep / to raise (an animal) 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 豢养 豢養 huàn yǎng to keep (an animal) / to look after the needs of (a person or an animal) / (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay syn 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 引种 引種 yǐn zhǒng (agriculture, animal husbandry) to introduce a new variety of plant or animal 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 畜 chù livestock / domesticated animal / domestic animal 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 牲 shēng domestic animal / sacrificial animal 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) 畜力 chù lì animal power / animal-drawn (plow etc) 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 使役 shǐ yì to use (an animal or servant) / working (animal) / (beast) of burden / causative form of verbs (esp. in grammar of Japanese, Korean etc) 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 它 tā it (pronoun for an animal) syn 家伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture / domestic animal / (coll.) guy / chap / weapon syn 动物 動物 dòng wù animal / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4] syn 厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 玩偶 wán ǒu toy figurine / action figure / stuffed animal / doll / (fig.) sb's plaything syn 野兽 野獸 yě shòu beast / wild animal 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 畜生 chù sheng domestic animal / brute / bastard syn 解剖 jiě pōu to dissect (an animal) / to analyze / anatomy 爪子 zhuǎ zi (animal's) claw syn 残疾 殘疾 cán jí disabled / handicapped / deformity on a person or animal 大脚 大腳 dà jiǎo naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚[xiao3 jiao3]) / long kick (soccer) / Bigfoot (mythological animal) 热血 熱血 rè xuè hot blood / warm-blooded (animal) / endothermic (physiology) syn 放走 fàng zǒu to release / to set free / to allow (a person or an animal) to go / to liberate syn 牲畜 shēng chù farm animal / livestock syn 猛兽 猛獸 měng shòu ferocious beast / fierce animal syn 捕杀 捕殺 bǔ shā to hunt and kill (an animal or fish) 口吻 kǒu wěn tone of voice / connotation in intonation / accent (regional etc) / snout / muzzle / lips / protruding portion of an animal's face syn 诱捕 誘捕 yòu bǔ to trap (an animal) / to lure (a suspect) into a trap 家畜 jiā chù domestic animal / livestock / cattle syn 吆喝 yāo he to shout / to bawl / to yell (to urge on an animal) / to hawk (one's wares) / to denounce loudly / to shout slogans syn 宰杀 宰殺 zǎi shā to slaughter (an animal for meat) / to butcher syn 冷血动物 冷血動物 lěng xuè dòng wù cold-blooded animal / fig. cold-hearted person syn 劳役 勞役 láo yì forced labor / corvée (labor required of a serf) / animal labor syn 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 动物界 動物界 dòng wù jiè animal kingdom 龙骨 龍骨 lóng gǔ "dragon bones" (fossilized animal bones or teeth, used in TCM) / breastbone (of a bird) / keel (of a ship) syn 学名 學名 xué míng scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students 百兽 百獸 bǎi shòu all creatures / every kind of animal syn 牵头 牽頭 qiān tóu to lead (an animal by the head) / to take the lead / to coordinate (a combined operation) / to mediate / a go-between (e.g. marriage broker) syn 水生 shuǐ shēng aquatic (plant, animal) 放养 放養 fàng yǎng to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment / to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment / to culture (kelp etc) / to release (a captive animal) into the wild syn 毛色 máo sè (of an animal) appearance or color of coat 养生 養生 yǎng shēng to maintain good health / to raise a child or animal / curing (of concrete etc) syn 兽皮 獸皮 shòu pí animal skin / hide 牧业 牧業 mù yè livestock husbandry / animal product industry 逗弄 dòu nòng to tease / to provoke / to play with (a child, animal etc) syn 求偶 qiú ǒu to seek a marriage partner / (of an animal) to seek a mate / to court syn 生肖 shēng xiào one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1] / animal from the Chinese zodiac syn 畜牧业 畜牧業 xù mù yè animal husbandry / stock raising / livestock raising 