交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn 白 bái white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera syn 台词 臺詞 tái cí an actor's lines / dialogue / Taiwanese word syn 文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 线条 線條 xiàn tiáo line (in drawing, calligraphy etc) / the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc) syn 后路 後路 hòu lù escape route / retreat route / communication lines to the rear / alternative course of action / room for maneuver 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 纹路 紋路 wén lù veined pattern / wrinkles / vein lines (in marble or fingerprint) / grain (in wood etc) syn 纹理 紋理 wén lǐ vein lines (in marble or fingerprint) / grain (in wood etc) syn 两栖 兩棲 liǎng qī amphibious / dual-talented / able to work in two different lines syn 冲锋陷阵 衝鋒陷陣 chōng fēng xiàn zhèn to charge and break through enemy lines syn 写法 寫法 xiě fǎ style of writing (literary style) / way of writing a character / spelling 字里行间 字裡行間 zì lǐ háng jiān between the words and the lines (idiom) / implied meaning / connotations syn 笑纹 笑紋 xiào wén laugh lines (on the face) 架空 jià kōng to build (a hut etc) on stilts / to install (power lines etc) overhead / (fig.) unfounded / impractical / (fig.) to make sb a mere figurehead syn 平行线 平行線 píng xíng xiàn parallel lines 格律 gé lǜ forms of versification / conventions regarding set number of words and lines, choice of tonal patterns and rhyme schemes for various types of Classical Chinese poetic composition / metrical verse 夹角 夾角 jiā jiǎo angle (between two intersecting lines) 笔锋 筆鋒 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch 对仗 對仗 duì zhàng antithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound) / to fight / to wage war syn 一目十行 yī mù shí háng ten lines at a glance (idiom) / to read very rapidly syn 对联 對聯 duì lián rhyming couplet / pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway / CL:副[fu4],幅[fu2] syn 律诗 律詩 lǜ shī regular verse / strict poetic form with eight lines of 5, 6 or 7 syllables and even lines rhyming syn 压阵 壓陣 yā zhèn to bring up the rear / to provide support / to hold the lines 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue syn 倒数 倒數 dào shǔ to count backwards (from 10 down to 0) / to count down / from the bottom (lines on a page) / from the back (rows of seats) 串行 chuàn háng to miss a line / to confuse two lines 穿帮 穿幫 chuān bāng (TV or movie) blooper / continuity error / (theater) to flub one's lines / unintended exposure of a body part / to be exposed (of a scheme or trick) / to reveal sth one intended to conceal through a slip of the tongue / to blow one's cover 应用文 應用文 yìng yòng wén applied writing / writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc) syn 接驳 接駁 jiē bó to access / to transfer passengers between two railway lines 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 纵贯 縱貫 zòng guàn lit. warp string in weaving / fig. vertical or north-south lines / to pass through / to cross lengthwise / to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom) syn 旁系 páng xì collateral relative (descended from a common ancestor but through different lines) 句 jù sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse syn 排 pái a row / a line / to set in order / to arrange / to line up / to eliminate / to drain / to push open / platoon / raft / classifier for lines, rows etc syn 排 pǎi a row / a line / to set in order / to arrange / to line up / to eliminate / to drain / to push open / platoon / raft / classifier for lines, rows etc syn 翰 hàn writing brush / writing / pen syn 单刀赴会 單刀赴會 dān dāo fù huì lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom) / fig. to go alone into enemy lines 回归线 回歸線 huí guī xiàn tropic / one of the two latitude lines, Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer 因袭 因襲 yīn xí to follow old patterns / to imitate existing models / to continue along the same lines syn 爻 yáo the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], e.g. ☶ 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 