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走笔成章

走笔成章 — “To write fluently and brilliantly”

走笔成章 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to write fluently and brilliantly”. To compose with great ease and speed, showing brilliant literary talent. Literally, “Run the pen to form an article”.

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走笔成章 Pronunciation and Pinyin

走笔成章 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
走
zǒu7walk, go, leave, move
笔
bǐ10writing tool, stroke, to write
成
chéng7to become or succeed
章
zhāng11chapter, section, or badge

Example Sentence with 走笔成章

他文思泉涌,每次下笔都能走笔成章,令人佩服。
He is full of inspiration; every time he starts writing, he can compose an article fluently and brilliantly, which is admirable.

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Synonyms of 走笔成章

  • xià下bǐ笔chéng成wén文write quickly and skillfully
  • xià下bǐ笔chéng成zhāng章compose an article swiftly and effortlessly
  • zǒu走bǐ笔chéng成wén文write with great ease and speed

Antonyms of 走笔成章

  • sōu搜suǒ索kū枯cháng肠rack one's brains for inspiration
  • jiāng江láng郎cái才jìn尽talent or inspiration exhausted

More idioms starting with 走

  • zǒu走xià下pō坡lù路to decline or deteriorate
  • zǒu走wán丸nì逆bǎn坂pursue a goal counterproductively
  • zǒu走wéi为shàng上zhāo着retreat is the best strategy
  • zǒu走wéi为shàng上cè策Running away is the best strategy
  • zǒu走wéi为shàng上jì计retreat is the best strategy
  • zǒu走xiāng乡suí随xiāng乡When in Rome, do as the Romans do
  • zǒu走le了hé和shang尚zǒu走bù不le了miào庙You can't escape your responsibilities
  • zǒu走qīn亲fǎng访yǒu友visit relatives and friends
  • zǒu走fú伏wú无dì地nowhere to hide
  • zǒu走nán南chuǎng闯běi北travel extensively, experiencing many places
  • zǒu走jí及bēn奔mǎ马run as fast as a galloping horse
  • zǒu走hòu后mén门gain advantage through favoritism

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Questions about 走笔成章

What does 走笔成章 mean?

走笔成章 (zǒu bǐ chéng zhāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to write fluently and brilliantly”.

How do you pronounce 走笔成章?

走笔成章 is pronounced zǒu bǐ chéng zhāng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 走笔成章 literally mean?

Literally, 走笔成章 means “Run the pen to form an article”. It is used to mean “to write fluently and brilliantly”.

What is the Chinese definition of 走笔成章?

一下笔就很快写成了文章。形容文思敏捷,才华横溢

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