文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 润色 潤色 rùn sè to polish (a piece of writing) / to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc) syn 写法 寫法 xiě fǎ style of writing (literary style) / way of writing a character / spelling 笔锋 筆鋒 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch 应用文 應用文 yìng yòng wén applied writing / writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc) syn 硬笔 硬筆 yìng bǐ generic term for hard writing instruments such as quill pens, fountain pens, ball pens and pencils, as opposed to writing brushes 翰 hàn writing brush / writing / pen 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 什 shí ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) / assorted / miscellaneous syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 写作 寫作 xiě zuò to write / to compose / writing / written works syn 笔记 筆記 bǐ jì to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3] syn 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 抬头 抬頭 tái tóu to raise one's head / to gain ground / account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc syn 流畅 流暢 liú chàng flowing (of speech, writing) / fluent / smooth and easy syn 遗书 遺書 yí shū posthumous writing / testament / suicide note / ancient literature syn 笔录 筆錄 bǐ lù to put down in writing / to take down notes / transcript / record syn 投稿 tóu gǎo to submit articles for publication / to contribute (writing) 脱落 脫落 tuō luò to drop off / to fall off / (of hair, teeth etc) to fall out / to omit (a character when writing) 抨击 抨擊 pēng jī to attack (verbally or in writing) syn 复古 復古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) syn 累赘 纍贅 léi zhuì superfluous / cumbersome / a burden on sb / a nuisance to sb / to inconvenience / to tie sb down / long-winded (of writing) / also pr. [lei2 zhui5] syn 碉堡 diāo bǎo (military) pillbox / blockhouse / humorous way of writing 屌爆[diao3bao4] syn 严谨 嚴謹 yán jǐn rigorous / strict / careful / (of writing) well organized / meticulous syn 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 冗长 冗長 rǒng cháng long and tedious / redundant / superfluous / supernumerary / verbose (of writing) syn 篇章 piān zhāng chapter / section (of a written work) / passage of writing / (fig.) chapter (in the history of sth) syn 精炼 精煉 jīng liàn to refine (a substance) / to purify / to refine (one's skills, writing etc) / refined / polished / succinct / skilled / capable syn 文思 wén sī the train of thought in writing syn 通畅 通暢 tōng chàng unobstructed / clear / (of writing or thinking) coherent / fluent syn 平易近人 píng yì jìn rén amiable and approachable (idiom) / easygoing / modest and unassuming / (of writing) plain and simple / easy to understand syn 体统 體統 tǐ tǒng decorum / propriety / arrangement or form (of piece of writing) syn 繁文缛节 繁文縟節 fán wén rù jié convoluted and overelaborate (document) / unnecessarily elaborate writing / mumbo-jumbo syn 文笔 文筆 wén bǐ writings / writing style syn 初稿 chū gǎo first draft (of writing) syn 佳作 jiā zuò masterpiece / fine piece of writing syn 下行 xià xíng (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital) / (of river boats) to travel downstream / to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels / (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom syn 败笔 敗筆 bài bǐ a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing syn 天马行空 天馬行空 tiān mǎ xíng kōng like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom) / (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative / unconstrained in style syn 信纸 信紙 xìn zhǐ letter paper / writing paper syn 写字台 寫字檯 xiě zì tái writing desk syn 笔头 筆頭 bǐ tóu ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form 天书 天書 tiān shū imperial edict / heavenly book (superstition) / obscure or illegible writing / double dutch 字句 zì jù words / expressions / writing syn 稿件 gǎo jiàn piece of writing submitted for publication / manuscript / article syn 拼音 pīn yīn phonetic writing / pinyin (Chinese romanization) 篇幅 piān fu length (of a piece of writing) / space occupied on a printed page syn 批文 pī wén official written ruling in response to a submission / official approval in writing 行云流水 行雲流水 xíng yún liú shuǐ lit. moving clouds and flowing water (idiom) / fig. very natural and flowing style of calligraphy, writing, etc / natural and unforced syn 堆砌 duī qì lit. to pile up (bricks) / to pack / fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases) / ornate rhetoric syn 执笔 執筆 zhí bǐ to write / to do the actual writing 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 体裁 體裁 tǐ cái genre / style / form of writing syn 力作 lì zuò to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc) / a masterpiece syn 笔墨 筆墨 bǐ mò pen and ink / words / writing 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 老妪 老嫗 lǎo yù old woman (formal writing) syn 笔尖 筆尖 bǐ jiān nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil 回函 huí hán a reply (in writing) syn 文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities 明文 míng wén to state in writing (laws, rules etc) syn 毛笔 毛筆 máo bǐ writing brush / CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3] syn 批改 pī gǎi to mark (homework, exam scripts etc) / to correct and criticize (an article) / to check / to correct / a correction (to a piece of writing) syn 后话 後話 hòu huà something to be taken up later in speech or writing 跃然纸上 躍然紙上 yuè rán zhǐ shàng to appear vividly on paper (idiom) / to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc) / to stand out markedly syn 稿酬 gǎo chóu fee paid to an author for a piece of writing syn 笔法 筆法 bǐ fǎ technique of writing, calligraphy or drawing syn 语意 語意 yǔ yì meaning / content of speech or writing / semantic 恭祝 gōng zhù to congratulate respectfully / to wish good luck and success (esp. to a superior) / with best wishes (in writing) 拙作 zhuō zuò my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.) / my humble writing syn 笔耕 筆耕 bǐ gēng to make a living by writing / to write (as an author) syn 大义 大義 dà yì righteousness / virtuous cause / a woman's marriage / main points of a piece of writing syn 文风 文風 wén fēng writing style / (used with 鼎盛[ding3 sheng4]) cultural activity 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 正教 zhèng jiào lit. true religion / orthodox religion / orthodox Christianity / Islam (in the writing of Chinese or Hui theologians) syn 连篇累牍 連篇累牘 lián piān lěi dú (of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom) / verbose syn 龙虎 龍虎 lóng hǔ outstanding people / water and fire (in Daoist writing) 清丽 清麗 qīng lì (of writing, scenery, a woman etc) graceful / elegant / charming / beautiful syn 行文 xíng wén writing style (formal) / to send an official written communication syn 着述 著述 zhù shù writing 著述 zhù shù writing / to write / to compile syn 记叙文 記敘文 jì xù wén narrative writing / written narration syn 八股 bā gǔ an essay in eight parts / stereotyped writing syn 岩画 巖畫 yán huà rock painting / picture or writing carved on rocks 笔调 筆調 bǐ diào (of writing) tone / style syn 练字 練字 liàn zì to practice writing characters 集子 jí zi anthology / selected writing syn 点染 點染 diǎn rǎn to touch up (a piece of writing) / to add details (to a painting) syn 文辞 文辭 wén cí language / use of words / phraseology / articles / essays / writing 写成 寫成 xiě chéng to compile / to form through writing 读写 讀寫 dú xiě reading and writing 留空 liú kōng leave blank spaces in writing 写完 寫完 xiě wán to finish writing 译者 譯者 yì zhě translator (of writing) syn 文学作品 文學作品 wén xué zuò pǐn literature / writing / CL:部[bu4] 板书 板書 bǎn shū to write on the blackboard / writing on the blackboard 所幸 suǒ xìng fortunately (formal writing) 眉目 méi mù general facial appearance / features / arrangement / sequence of ideas / logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things syn 