秉笔

秉筆
bǐngbǐ
  1. to hold the pen
  2. to do the actual writing

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to take pen to paper; to write
  2. to take pen to paper; to write

Wiktionary

执笔为文。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 秉 bǐng
  1. to grasp
  2. to hold
  3. to maintain
2 笔 bǐ
  1. brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy)
  2. (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork
  3. (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character
  4. (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business
  5. (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)

classifiers: 支, 枝

Containing this entry

秉笔直书 bǐngbǐzhíshū to record faithfully

Related entries

执笔 zhíbǐ
  1. to write
  2. to do the actual writing
他六歲的時候學會了用打字機，便和老師說他不用學執筆寫字了。

At the age of six he had learned to use the typewriter and told the teacher that he did not need to learn to write by hand.

Source: Tatoeba