笔杆

筆桿
bǐgǎn
  1. the shaft of a pen or writing brush
  2. (metonym) pen (as in 耍笔杆 shuǎbǐgǎn and 摇笔杆 yáobǐgǎn)

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) ability to write
  2. (figuratively) good writer; literary spokesman
  3. ability to write
  4. good writer; literary spokesman
  5. shaft of a pen or writing bush; penholder

Wiktionary

  1. 笔的柄杆。
  2. 借指文人的笔。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 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
2 杆 gǎn
  1. stick
  2. pole
  3. lever
  4. classifier for long objects such as guns

Containing this entry

摇笔杆 yáobǐgǎn to write for a living
笔杆子 bǐgǎnzi
  1. pen
  2. an effective writer
耍笔杆 shuǎbǐgǎn to craft facile prose; to play around with words

Related entries

栏圈 lánquān
  1. pen
  2. animal yard
笔杆子 bǐgǎnzi
  1. pen
  2. an effective writer
柙 xiá
  1. cage
  2. pen
  3. scabbard
翰 hàn
  1. writing brush
  2. writing
  3. pen
汤姆和约翰关系很好。

Tom is on good terms with John.

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