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操翰成章

操翰成章 — “To pick up a pen and immediately compose a brilliant essay”

操翰成章 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pick up a pen and immediately compose a brilliant essay”. Describes someone with a quick wit and outstanding literary talent. Literally, “Wield the brush and compose an essay”.

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操翰成章 Pronunciation and Pinyin

操翰成章 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
操
cāo16hold, operate, manage, conduct
翰
hàn16writing brush or literature
成
chéng7to become or succeed
章
zhāng11chapter, section, or badge

Example Sentence with 操翰成章

他自幼酷爱读书,文思泉涌,每次落笔都能操翰成章,令旁人赞叹不已。
Having loved reading since childhood, his literary thoughts flow freely, allowing him to compose brilliant essays effortlessly whenever he picks up a pen, which always earns him much admiration.

Idioms Related to 操翰成章

Synonyms of 操翰成章

  • xià下bǐ笔chéng成wén文write quickly and skillfully

Antonyms of 操翰成章

  • bù不shí识zhī之wú无completely uneducated

More idioms starting with 操

  • cāo操zhī之guò过qiè切act with undue haste
  • cāo操zhī之guò过jí急act with undue haste
  • cāo操zhī之guò过jī激act too drastically
  • cāo操zhī之guò过cù蹙act with undue haste
  • cāo操dāo刀shāng伤jǐn锦incompetent for a critical role
  • cāo操dāo刀zhì制jǐn锦take up an official post
  • cāo操dāo刀bì必gē割act decisively and promptly
  • cāo操qiè切cóng从shì事act too hastily
  • cāo操qí奇jì计yíng赢hoard rare goods for huge profit
  • cāo操qí奇zhú逐yíng赢hoard goods for exorbitant profit
  • cāo操bì必shèng胜zhī之quàn券To be certain of victory
  • cāo操gē戈rù入shì室use opponent's logic against them

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Questions about 操翰成章

What does 操翰成章 mean?

操翰成章 (cāo hàn chéng zhāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pick up a pen and immediately compose a brilliant essay”.

How do you pronounce 操翰成章?

操翰成章 is pronounced cāo hàn chéng zhāng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 操翰成章 literally mean?

Literally, 操翰成章 means “Wield the brush and compose an essay”. It is used to mean “to pick up a pen and immediately compose a brilliant essay”.

What is the Chinese definition of 操翰成章?

翰:鸟毛,借指毛笔。拿起笔来就写成文章,形容文思敏捷,有文才。

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