下笔千言 — “To write with great speed and fluency”
下笔千言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to write with great speed and fluency”. To produce a long piece of writing very quickly. Literally, “To put pen to paper and write a thousand words”.
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下笔千言 Pronunciation and Pinyin
下笔千言 Character Breakdown
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他文思泉涌，下笔千言，不到一个小时就完成了整篇文章。
His thoughts flowed freely; he wrote a thousand words in no time, completing the entire article in less than an hour.
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More idioms starting with 下
- xià下bù不wéi为lì例not to be repeated
- xià下bu不liǎo了tái台unable to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation
- xià下bù不lái来tái台unable to save face in public
- xià下lín临wú无dì地bottomless drop from a great height
- xià下lín临wú无jì际looking down upon a boundless depth
- xià下qiáo乔rù入yōu幽descend from good to bad
- xià下qiáo乔mù木rù入yōu幽gǔ谷descend from good to bad situation
- xià下qiáo乔qiān迁gǔ谷decline from prosperity to adversity
- xià下jǐng井tóu投shí石harm someone already in trouble
- xià下huí回fēn分jiě解To be continued
- xià下bǎn坂zǒu走wán丸roll effortlessly down a slope
- xià下sāi塞shàng上lóng聋blocked below, deaf above
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Open the tool →Questions about 下笔千言
What does 下笔千言 mean?
下笔千言 (xià bǐ qiān yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to write with great speed and fluency”.
How do you pronounce 下笔千言?
下笔千言 is pronounced xià bǐ qiān yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 下笔千言 literally mean?
Literally, 下笔千言 means “to put pen to paper and write a thousand words”. It is used to mean “to write with great speed and fluency”.
What is the Chinese definition of 下笔千言?
千言：长篇大论。形容文思敏捷，写作迅速。