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 光线 光線 guāng xiàn light ray / CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] / light / illumination / lighting (for a photograph) syn 钢笔 鋼筆 gāng bǐ fountain pen / CL:支[zhi1] syn 灵光 靈光 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good! 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 亮光 liàng guāng light / beam of light / gleam of light / light reflected from an object 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 萤火 螢火 yíng huǒ light of firefly / fairy light 背光 bèi guāng to be in a poor light / to do sth with one's back to the light / to stand in one's own light syn 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) / at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel 轻骑 輕騎 qīng qí light cavalry / light motorcycle / moped 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 顶灯 頂燈 dǐng dēng dome light (of a taxi etc) / ceiling light (in a room) / interior light (of a car) / light on the top of a mast etc 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 光柱 guāng zhù light beam / light pillar (atmospheric optics) syn 银光 銀光 yín guāng silvery light / bright white light / shining white light 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 可见光 可見光 kě jiàn guāng visible light / light in optical spectrum 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 闯红灯 闖紅燈 chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating 提笔 提筆 tí bǐ to take up one's pen / to start to write 灯头 燈頭 dēng tóu electric light socket / burner (component of a kerosene lamp) / light (as a countable item, e.g. number of lights fitted in a house) 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 反射光 fǎn shè guāng to reflect light / reflection / reflected light 轻水 輕水 qīng shuǐ light water (as opposed to heavy water) / see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆 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 灯号 燈號 dēng hào flashing light / indicator light 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 余光 餘光 yú guāng (out of) the corner of one's eyes / peripheral vision / residual light / light of the setting sun 笔帽 筆帽 bǐ mào the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush syn 偏振光 piān zhèn guāng polarization of light / polarized light 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 缥 縹 piǎo (literary) light blue / (literary) light blue silk fabric 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 航标灯 航標燈 háng biāo dēng lighted buoy / channel marking light / signal light 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 点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 光 guāng light / ray (CL:道[dao4]) / bright / shiny / only / merely / used up / finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered syn 轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated / to relax / to take things less seriously syn 按照 àn zhào according to / in accordance with / in the light of / on the basis of syn 关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) syn 晚点 晚點 wǎn diǎn (of trains etc) late / delayed / behind schedule / light dinner syn 灯光 燈光 dēng guāng (stage) lighting / light syn 光明 guāng míng light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted syn 点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments / pastry / dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert syn 发光 發光 fā guāng to emit light / to shine / to glow / to glisten / to be luminous syn 光芒 guāng máng rays of light / brilliant rays / radiance syn 红灯 紅燈 hóng dēng red light 点火 點火 diǎn huǒ to ignite / to light a fire / to agitate / to start an engine / ignition / fig. to stir up trouble syn 轻微 輕微 qīng wēi slight / light / trivial / to a small extent syn 天亮 tiān liàng to grow light (at daybreak) syn 揭发 揭發 jiē fā to expose / to bring to light / to disclose / revelation syn 光速 guāng sù the speed of light 灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning syn 绿灯 綠燈 lǜ dēng green light (traffic signal) / (fig.) permission to proceed syn 生火 shēng huǒ to make a fire / to light a fire syn 照亮 zhào liàng to illuminate / to light up / lighting syn 依照 yī zhào according to / in light of syn 微风 微風 wēi fēng breeze / light wind syn 光年 guāng nián light-year 光天化日 guāng tiān huà rì the full light of day (idiom) / fig. peace and prosperity / in broad daylight syn 