哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment syn 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal syn 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 小弟 xiǎo dì little brother / I, your little brother (humble) syn 钢笔 鋼筆 gāng bǐ fountain pen / CL:支[zhi1] syn 卑微 bēi wēi lowly / humble syn 下贱 下賤 xià jiàn humble / lowly / depraved / contemptible syn 小号 小號 xiǎo hào trumpet / small size (clothes etc) / (coll.) a number one / a piss / (humble) our store / alternate account (for an Internet forum etc) 谦卑 謙卑 qiān bēi humble syn 谦逊 謙遜 qiān xùn humble / modest / unpretentious / modesty 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 小女 xiǎo nǚ my daughter (humble) 微微 wēi wēi slight / faint / humble syn 鄙人 bǐ rén your humble servant / I syn 寒舍 hán shè my humble home syn 土包子 tǔ bāo zi country bumpkin / boor / unsophisticated country person (humble, applied to oneself) / burial mound 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 在下 zài xià under / myself (humble) syn 低微 dī wēi meager (wages) / humble (social status) / feeble (voice) syn 老朽 lǎo xiǔ decrepit and behind the times / old / useless / (humble) I / me (used by the elderly) syn 虚心 虛心 xū xīn open-minded / humble 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 妄自菲薄 wàng zì fěi bó to be unduly humble (idiom) / to undervalue oneself 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 下家 xià jiā player whose turn comes next (in a game) / next one / my humble home syn 笔尖 筆尖 bǐ jiān nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil 绵薄 綿薄 mián bó my humble effort / my meager contribution (humble) 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 见笑 見笑 jiàn xiào to mock / to be ridiculed / to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble) syn 蜗居 蝸居 wō jū humble abode / to live (in a tiny, cramped space) syn 拙作 zhuō zuò my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.) / my humble writing 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 舍下 shè xià my humble home syn 原子笔 原子筆 yuán zǐ bǐ (Tw, HK) ballpoint pen syn 负荆请罪 負荊請罪 fù jīng qǐng zuì lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom) / fig. to offer sb a humble apology syn 寒微 hán wēi of humble origin syn 不才 bù cái untalented / I / me (humble) syn 挥毫 揮毫 huī háo to write or draw with a brush / to put pen to paper / to write syn 浅见 淺見 qiǎn jiàn shallow opinion / humble opinion syn 见教 見教 jiàn jiào I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble) syn 小儿 小兒 xiǎo ér young child / (humble) my son syn 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom) / please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts. syn 小可 xiǎo kě small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person 放低 fàng dī to lower / to be humble 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 错爱 錯愛 cuò ài misplaced kindness / humble term: I do not deserve your many kindnesses. 贫僧 貧僧 pín sēng poor monk (humble term used by monk of himself) 小犬 xiǎo quǎn puppy / my son (humble) 小家碧玉 xiǎo jiā bì yù pretty daughter in a humble family syn 甘拜下风 甘拜下風 gān bài xià fēng to step down gracefully (humble expression) / to concede defeat / to play second fiddle syn 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] 愚见 愚見 yú jiàn my humble opinion 笔友 筆友 bǐ yǒu pen pal 寒门 寒門 hán mén poor and humble family / my family (humble) syn 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 刍议 芻議 chú yì lit. grass-cutter's comment (humble) / fig. my observation as a humble layman / my humble opinion 笔芯 筆芯 bǐ xīn pencil lead / pen refill syn 才疏学浅 才疏學淺 cái shū xué qiǎn (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom) / Pray forgive my ignorance,... syn 拙见 拙見 zhuō jiàn my unworthy opinion (humble expr.) syn 柴门 柴門 chái mén lit. woodcutter's family / humble background / poor family background syn 运笔 運筆 yùn bǐ to wield the pen / to write 中性笔 中性筆 zhōng xìng bǐ rollerball pen 拙政园 拙政園 zhuō zhèng yuán Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu 笔架 筆架 bǐ jià pen rack / pen-holder 菲薄 fěi bó humble / meager / thin / to despise 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 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 菲 fěi poor / humble / unworthy / radish (old) syn 贱 賤 jiàn inexpensive / lowly / despicable / (bound form) (humble) my syn 窃 竊 qiè to steal / secretly / (humble) I 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 虚 虛 xū emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain syn 受宠若惊 受寵若驚 shòu chǒng ruò jīng overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.) syn 卑 bēi low / base / vulgar / inferior / humble 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 蓬荜生辉 蓬蓽生輝 péng bì shēng huī Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling / see also 蓬蓽生光|蓬荜生光[peng2 bi4 sheng1 guang1] 笔帽 筆帽 bǐ mào the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush syn 薄礼 薄禮 bó lǐ my meager gift (humble) syn 微贱 微賤 wēi jiàn humble / lowly 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 管见 管見 guǎn jiàn my limited view (lit. view through a thin tube) / my limited understanding / my opinion (humble) syn 敬祝 jìng zhù to offer humbly (written at the end of letter to sb of higher status) / your humble servant 