欣然命笔 — “To happily or gladly take up a pen and start writing”
欣然命笔 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to happily or gladly take up a pen and start writing”. To joyfully set pen to paper. Literally, “gladly set pen to paper”.
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欣然命笔 Pronunciation and Pinyin
欣然命笔 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 欣然命笔
他收到文学奖的邀请后，欣然命笔，为读者写下了精彩的开场白。
After receiving the invitation to the literary award, he gladly set pen to paper and wrote a wonderful opening for the readers.
Idioms Related to 欣然命笔
More idioms starting with 欣
- xīn欣xǐ喜ruò若kuáng狂ecstatic with joy
- xīn欣xǐ喜què雀yuè跃overjoyed and jumping for joy
- xīn欣xīn欣xiàng向róng荣thriving and prosperous
- xīn欣xīn欣zì自dé得joyfully self-satisfied
- xīn欣rán然zì自lè乐happily content with oneself
- xīn欣rán然zì自xǐ喜quietly pleased with oneself
- xīn欣rán然zì自dé得joyfully content and pleased with oneself
- xīn欣shēng生è恶sǐ死rejoice in life and abhor death
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Open the tool →Questions about 欣然命笔
What does 欣然命笔 mean?
欣然命笔 (xīn rán mìng bǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to happily or gladly take up a pen and start writing”.
How do you pronounce 欣然命笔?
欣然命笔 is pronounced xīn rán mìng bǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 欣然命笔 literally mean?
Literally, 欣然命笔 means “gladly set pen to paper”. It is used to mean “to happily or gladly take up a pen and start writing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 欣然命笔?
欣然：喜悦的样子；命笔：用笔。高高兴兴地提笔写作