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 文气 文氣 wén qì the impact of a piece of writing on the reader / gentle / refined 文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 写法 寫法 xiě fǎ style of writing (literary style) / way of writing a character / spelling 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 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 笔锋 筆鋒 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch 翰 hàn writing brush / writing / pen syn 屠毒笔墨 屠毒筆墨 tú dú bǐ mò poisonous writing / disparaging writing / calumny 倒写 倒寫 dào xiě mirror writing / upside down writing 扶乩 fú jī planchette writing / to do planchette writing 绮语 綺語 qǐ yǔ flowery writing / writing concerning love and sex 辍笔 輟筆 chuò bǐ to stop writing or painting / to leave off writing midway 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 精致 精緻 jīng zhì delicate / fine / exquisite / refined syn 精密 jīng mì accuracy / exact / precise / refined syn 高尚 gāo shàng noble / lofty / refined / exquisite syn 典雅 diǎn yǎ refined / elegant 成品油 chéng pǐn yóu refined oil 精制 精製 jīng zhì refined syn 斯文 sī wén refined / educate / cultured / intellectual / polite / gentle syn 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn 白糖 bái táng (refined) white sugar 雅致 yǎ zhì elegant / refined / in good taste syn 脱俗 脫俗 tuō sú free from vulgarity / refined / outstanding syn 精工 jīng gōng refined / delicate / exquisite (craftsmanship) 儒雅 rú yǎ scholarly / refined / cultured / courteous syn 文雅 wén yǎ elegant / refined syn 清雅 qīng yǎ refined / elegant syn 彬彬有礼 彬彬有禮 bīn bīn yǒu lǐ refined and courteous / urbane syn 精深 jīng shēn refined / profound syn 温文尔雅 溫文爾雅 wēn wén ěr yǎ cultured and refined (idiom) / gentle and cultivated syn 雅兴 雅興 yǎ xìng refined and elegant attitude of mind 文质彬彬 文質彬彬 wén zhì bīn bīn refined in manner / gentle syn 彬彬 bīn bīn refined, gentle, and elegant syn 娴静 嫻靜 xián jìng gentle and refined syn 雅丽 雅麗 yǎ lì elegant / refined beauty 精矿 精礦 jīng kuàng refined ore / concentrate 雅号 雅號 yǎ hào refined appelation / (humor) sb's elegant monicker / (hon.) your esteemed name syn 雅趣 yǎ qù elegant / refined / delicate and charming 俊雅 jùn yǎ (literary) elegant / graceful / refined syn 雅人 yǎ rén poetic individual / person of refined temperament 娴雅 嫻雅 xián yǎ refined / graceful / elegant / serene syn 醍醐 tí hú refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 秀 xiù (bound form) refined / elegant / graceful / beautiful / (bound form) superior / excellent / (loanword) show / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of grain crops) to produce ears syn 娴 嫻 xián elegant / refined / to be skilled at syn 骥 驥 jì thoroughbred horse / refined and virtuous syn 勾心斗角 勾心鬥角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) / (in palace construction) elaborate and refined syn 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng extensive but not refined (idiom) / to know something about everything / jack-of-all-trades, master of none 雅人深致 雅人深緻 yǎ rén shēn zhì refined pleasure of poetic minds 如花似玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite syn 风流蕴藉 風流蘊藉 fēng liú yùn jiè temperate and refined 雅歌 yǎ gē part of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 / a song / a poem set to elegant music / a refined chant / the biblical Song of Solomon 再制盐 再製鹽 zài zhì yán refined salt 彬彬君子 bīn bīn jūn zǐ refined gentleman 彬蔚 bīn wèi erudite and refined 温雅 溫雅 wēn yǎ gentle / urbane / refined 神妙隽美 神妙雋美 shén miào juàn měi outstanding and elegant / remarkable and refined 精米 jīng mǐ refined rice 精粮 精糧 jīng liáng refined grain (rice, wheat etc) 雅怀 雅懷 yǎ huái refined feelings / distinguished emotions 雅玩 yǎ wán elegant pastime / refined plaything 隽敏 雋敏 juàn mǐn refined and smart 清玩 qīng wán a refined and elegant object for enjoyment / curio 细盐 細鹽 xì yán refined salt / table salt 雅事 yǎ shì refined activities of the intellectuals (regarding literature, paintings etc) syn 写作 寫作 xiě zuò to write / to compose / writing / written works syn 稿件 gǎo jiàn piece of writing submitted for publication / manuscript / article syn 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 投稿 tóu gǎo to submit articles for publication / to contribute (writing) 流畅 流暢 liú chàng flowing (of speech, writing) / fluent / smooth and easy 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 拼音 pīn yīn phonetic writing / pinyin (Chinese romanization) 严谨 嚴謹 yán jǐn rigorous / strict / careful / (of writing) well organized / meticulous syn 文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities 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 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) 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 写完 寫完 xiě wán to finish writing 文笔 文筆 wén bǐ writings / writing style syn 力作 lì zuò to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc) / a masterpiece syn 通畅 通暢 tōng chàng unobstructed / clear / (of writing or thinking) coherent / fluent syn 译者 譯者 yì zhě translator (of writing) syn 佳作 jiā zuò masterpiece / fine piece of writing syn 篇幅 piān fu length (of a piece of writing) / space occupied on a printed page 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 文学作品 文學作品 wén xué zuò pǐn literature / writing / CL:部[bu4] 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 板书 板書 bǎn shū to write on the blackboard / writing on the blackboard 所幸 suǒ xìng fortunately (formal writing) 天书 天書 tiān shū imperial edict / heavenly book (superstition) / obscure or illegible writing / double dutch 抨击 抨擊 pēng jī to attack (verbally or in writing) syn 明文 míng wén to state in writing (laws, rules etc) syn 龙虎 龍虎 lóng hǔ outstanding people / water and fire (in Daoist writing) 