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"narrative writing" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
记叙文 記敘文 jì xù wén narrative writing / written narration syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
故事 gù shi narrative / story / tale
传 傳 zhuàn biography / historical narrative / commentaries / relay station syn
口径 口徑 kǒu jìng bore / caliber / diameter / aperture / (fig.) stance (on an issue) / version (of events) / account / narrative / line syn
文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that ... (at the start of a narrative) / to discuss / to recount
叙述 敘述 xù shù to relate (a story or information) / to tell or talk about / to recount / narration / telling / narrative / account syn
连贯 連貫 lián guàn to link up (disparate elements) / coherent (narrative, argument etc) 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
叙事 敘事 xù shì narrative
谱写 譜寫 pǔ xiě to compose (a piece of music) / (fig.) to create, by one's actions, a narrative (generally one that can be recounted with pride) syn
写法 寫法 xiě fǎ style of writing (literary style) / way of writing a character / spelling
国语 國語 guó yǔ Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature / Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject / Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government / Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC syn
简述 簡述 jiǎn shù to outline / to summarize / to sketch / summary / brief description / concise narrative / in a nutshell / briefly
记叙 記敘 jì xù to narrate / narrative syn
叙事诗 敘事詩 xù shì shī narrative poem
笔锋 筆鋒 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
倒叙 倒敘 dào xù to start a narrative at the end (or midway), then proceed chronologically from the beginning / to flash back / flashback (in a novel, movie etc)
综述 綜述 zōng shù to sum up / a roundup / a general narrative syn
清朗 qīng lǎng clear and bright / unclouded / clear and sonorous (voice) / clear and lively (narrative) syn
通史 tōng shǐ narrative history / comprehensive history / a history covering an extended period
物语 物語 wù yǔ monogatari / epic narrative (Japanese literary form)
戏说 戲說 xì shuō dramatic form consisting of historical narration / history as jocular narrative / to stretch history for a joking story / amusing story with strained interpretations of history / to make an unreasonable comparison in jest syn
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
圆 圓 yuán circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) syn
翰 hàn writing brush / writing / pen syn
叙述性 敘述性 xù shù xìng narrative
铺叙 鋪敘 pū xù to explain all the details / complete narrative 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
书面 書面 shū miàn in writing / written 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
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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