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"brush" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
擦 cā to rub / to scratch / to wipe / to polish / to apply (lipstick, lotion etc) / to brush (past) / to shred (a vegetable etc) syn
吹拂 chuī fú to brush / to caress (of breeze) / to praise syn
刷子 shuā zi brush / scrub / CL:把[ba3] syn
荒草 huāng cǎo weeds / brush (vegetation) / wild grassland syn
毛刷 máo shuà brush
小冲突 小衝突 xiǎo chōng tū skirmish / clash / dispute / brush
刷 shuā a brush / to paint / to daub / to brush / to scrub / (fig.) to remove / to eliminate (from a contest) / to fire (from a job) / (onom.) swish / rustle / to swipe (a card) / to scroll on (a phone) / (gaming) to grind / to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc) syn
掸 撣 dǎn to brush away / to dust off / brush / duster / CL:把[ba3] syn
毛刷 máo shuā brush
Chinese Pinyin Translation
提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid syn
管 guǎn to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards syn
刷牙 shuā yá to brush one's teeth
工笔 工筆 gōng bǐ gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
抓周 zhuā zhōu custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.)
膏 gào to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink syn
撇 piě to throw / to cast / left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy) syn
重温 重溫 chóng wēn to learn sth over again / to review / to brush up / to revive (memories, friendship etc) syn
擦肩而过 擦肩而過 cā jiān ér guò to brush past / to pass by (sb) / (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc) / to have a brush (with death) syn
拨开 撥開 bō kāi to push aside / to part / to brush away syn
画笔 畫筆 huà bǐ painting brush
毛笔 毛筆 máo bǐ writing brush / CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3] syn
置之不理 zhì zhī bù lǐ to pay no heed to (idiom) / to ignore / to brush aside syn
笔触 筆觸 bǐ chù brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing syn
笔筒 筆筒 bǐ tǒng pen container / brush pot
苍劲 蒼勁 cāng jìn bold / upright and strong / vigorous / forceful (brush strokes) / sureness of touch syn
笔尖 筆尖 bǐ jiān nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil
挥毫 揮毫 huī háo to write or draw with a brush / to put pen to paper / to write syn
偏锋 偏鋒 piān fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1]) / (fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things
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
笔锋 筆鋒 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
白描 bái miáo line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing
顿挫 頓挫 dùn cuò a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes / a cadence / punctuated by a transition / with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting)
划拉 huá la to sweep / to brush away syn
搁笔 擱筆 gē bǐ to put down the brush / to stop writing (or painting)
狼毫 láng háo writing brush of weasel bristle
屏除 bǐng chú to get rid of / to dismiss / to brush aside 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
笔帽 筆帽 bǐ mào the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush syn
板刷 bǎn shuā scrubbing brush
毫 háo hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan syn
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
扫 掃 sǎo to sweep (with a brush or broom) / to sweep away / to wipe out / to get rid of / to sweep (one's eyes etc) over / to scan syn
掠 lüè to take over by force / to rob / to plunder / to brush over / to skim / to sweep syn
翰 hàn writing brush / writing / pen syn
拂 fú to flick / to brush off / (of a breeze) to brush lightly over / (literary) to run counter to syn
抿 mǐn to smooth hair with a wet brush / (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly / to sip syn
筅 xiǎn bamboo brush for utensils
掭 tiàn to smooth (a brush) against the inkstone (after dipping it in ink) syn
点睛之笔 點睛之筆 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
墨笔 墨筆 mò bǐ writing brush
侧锋 側鋒 cè fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1])
正锋 正鋒 zhèng fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip of the brush runs along the center of the stroke (cf. 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1])
毛锥 毛錐 máo zhuī writing brush (old) / Castanopsis fordii, a species of evergreen tree common in the south of China whose calybia (nuts) resemble the tip of a writing brush
横笔 橫筆 héng bǐ bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)
折笔 折筆 zhé bǐ against the bristles (brush movement in painting)
不予理会 不予理會 bù yǔ lǐ huì to ignore / to brush off / to dismiss / to pay no attention to
挥毫洒墨 揮毫灑墨 huī háo sǎ mò to wield a writing brush (idiom)
涉笔 涉筆 shè bǐ to start writing or painting (lit. "wet the brush")
笔砚 筆硯 bǐ yàn writing brush and ink stone
割灌机 gē guàn jī brush harvester / biomass harvester
粉板 fěn bǎn blackboard / painted board on which to make temporary notes with brush pen
意存笔先，画尽意在 意存筆先，畫盡意在 yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
挥翰 揮翰 huī hàn (literary) to wield a writing brush
擦掠 cā lüè to brush against / to graze / to scratch
擦身而过 擦身而過 cā shēn ér guò to brush past
炊帚 chuī zhou pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
筅帚 xiǎn zhǒu (dialect) pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
地书 地書 dì shū writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water
磅刷 bàng shuā largest-size housepainter's brush
走偏锋 走偏鋒 zǒu piān fēng to write with the tip of the brush tilted / (fig.) to resort to devious means
大笔 大筆 dà bǐ (formal, honorific) your writing / your handwriting / pen / calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money) syn
朱笔 朱筆 zhū bǐ brush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc)
笔刷 筆刷 bǐ shuā paintbrush / writing brush (esp. in graphics software)
笔走龙蛇 筆走龍蛇 bǐ zǒu lóng shé lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom) / fig. (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively / vigorous
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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