着笔

著筆
zhuóbǐ
to put pen to paper

CEDICT

to take up the pen; to start writing; to put pen to paper

Wiktionary

用笔、落笔，即写作。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 着 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
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

Related entries

下笔 xiàbǐ to put pen to paper
挥毫 huīháo
  1. to write or draw with a brush
  2. to put pen to paper
  3. to write