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"drawing brush" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
毫 háo hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
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
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
客厅 客廳 kè tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests) / living room / CL:間|间[jian1] syn
刷牙 shuā yá to brush one's teeth
线条 線條 xiàn tiáo line (in drawing, calligraphy etc) / the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc) syn
草图 草圖 cǎo tú a sketch / rough drawing
重温 重溫 chóng wēn to learn sth over again / to review / to brush up / to revive (memories, friendship etc) syn
图纸 圖紙 tú zhǐ blueprint / drawing / design plans / graph paper syn
置之不理 zhì zhī bù lǐ to pay no heed to (idiom) / to ignore / to brush aside syn
图画 圖畫 tú huà drawing / picture syn
刷子 shuā zi brush / scrub / CL:把[ba3] syn
透视 透視 tòu shì (drawing and painting) perspective / (medicine) to perform fluoroscopy / to examine by X-ray / (fig.) to take a penetrating look at sth / to gain insight syn
徒手 tú shǒu with bare hands / unarmed / fighting hand-to-hand / freehand (drawing)
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
渲染 xuàn rǎn rendering (computing) / to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting) / to exaggerate / to embellish syn
拨开 撥開 bō kāi to push aside / to part / to brush away syn
画笔 畫筆 huà bǐ painting brush
吹拂 chuī fú to brush / to caress (of breeze) / to praise syn
笔筒 筆筒 bǐ tǒng pen container / brush pot
写生 寫生 xiě shēng to sketch from nature / to do a still life drawing syn
习作 習作 xí zuò (writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece / an exercise
笔触 筆觸 bǐ chù brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing syn
笔尖 筆尖 bǐ jiān nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil
毛笔 毛筆 máo bǐ writing brush / CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3] syn
笔力 筆力 bǐ lì vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing / vigor of style in literary composition syn
透视图 透視圖 tòu shì tú perspective drawing
笔法 筆法 bǐ fǎ technique of writing, calligraphy or drawing syn
笔锋 筆鋒 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
画法 畫法 huà fǎ painting technique / drawing method
苍劲 蒼勁 cāng jìn bold / upright and strong / vigorous / forceful (brush strokes) / sureness of touch syn
挥毫 揮毫 huī háo to write or draw with a brush / to put pen to paper / to write syn
工笔 工筆 gōng bǐ gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description
大样 大樣 dà yàng arrogant / full-page proofs (of newspaper) / detailed drawing
原图 原圖 yuán tú original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version)
荒草 huāng cǎo weeds / brush (vegetation) / wild grassland syn
毛刷 máo shuà brush
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
线图 線圖 xiàn tú line drawing / diagram / line graph
工程图 工程圖 gōng chéng tú engineering graphics / technical drawing
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
拔丝 拔絲 bá sī wire drawing / candied floss (cooking) / spun sugar or toffee (coating) syn
白描 bái miáo line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing
画儿 畫兒 huà r picture / drawing / painting
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
纸黄金 紙黃金 zhǐ huáng jīn gold contract / special drawing right (SDR) / paper gold (finance)
搁笔 擱筆 gē bǐ to put down the brush / to stop writing (or painting)
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
签 籤 qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc) / small wood sliver / label / tag syn
擦 cā to rub / to scratch / to wipe / to polish / to apply (lipstick, lotion etc) / to brush (past) / to shred (a vegetable etc) syn
图 圖 tú diagram / picture / drawing / chart / map / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to plan / to scheme / to attempt / to pursue / to seek syn
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
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
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
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
描 miáo to depict / to trace (a drawing) / to copy / to touch up syn
掸 撣 dǎn to brush away / to dust off / brush / duster / CL:把[ba3] syn
喏 nuò (indicating agreement) yes / all right / (drawing attention to) look! / here! / variant of 諾|诺[nuo4] syn
抿 mǐn to smooth hair with a wet brush / (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly / to sip 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
板刷 bǎn shuā scrubbing brush
立面图 立面圖 lì miàn tú elevation (architectural drawing)
狼毫 láng háo writing brush of weasel bristle
三角板 sān jiǎo bǎn set square / triangle (for drawing right angles) syn
照猫画虎 照貓畫虎 zhào māo huà hǔ lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom) / fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation syn
写意画 寫意畫 xiě yì huà freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style
屏除 bǐng chú to get rid of / to dismiss / to brush aside syn
小冲突 小衝突 xiǎo chōng tū skirmish / clash / dispute / brush
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.)
墨笔 墨筆 mò bǐ writing brush
绠 綆 gěng (literary) well rope (for drawing water)
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
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
并条 並條 bìng tiáo drawing (textile industry)
电脑辅助设计与绘图 電腦輔助設計與繪圖 diàn nǎo fǔ zhù shè jì yǔ huì tú computer-aided design and drawing
划线板 劃線板 huà xiàn bǎn ruler (used for drawing lines)
基面 jī miàn ground plane (in perspective drawing)
工程图学 工程圖學 gōng chéng tú xué engineering graphics / technical drawing
徒手画 徒手畫 tú shǒu huà freehand drawing
投影图 投影圖 tóu yǐng tú perspective drawing
投影面 tóu yǐng miàn plane of projection (in perspective drawing)
拉制 lā zhì drawing (manufacturing process in which hot metal or glass is stretched) syn
特别提款权 特別提款權 tè bié tí kuǎn quán special drawing rights (SDR), international currency of the IMF
透视学 透視學 tòu shì xué perspective (in drawing)
透视法 透視法 tòu shì fǎ perspective (in drawing)
透视画 透視畫 tòu shì huà perspective drawing
透视画法 透視畫法 tòu shì huà fǎ perspective drawing
绘图办事员 繪圖辦事員 Drawing Clerk
拟定工程建筑国际合同法律指南 擬定工程建築國際合同法律指南 Legal Guide on Drawing up International Contracts for Construction of Industrial Works
扳指 bān zhǐ ornamental thumb ring (originally a ring, often made from jade, worn by archers in ancient times to protect the right thumb when drawing a bowstring)
日薄崦嵫 rì bó yān zī lit. the sun sets in Yanzi (idiom) / fig. the day is drawing to an end / the last days (of a person, a dynasty etc)
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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