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刀笔
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刀笔 Pronunciation and Pinyin

刀笔 Usage and Examples

scribe's knife and brush

clerical work

心手相应,刀笔传神,为民间艺术中的精华。

The hand responds to the heart, the pettifoggery is expressive, is in the folk art essence.

个性定制有多样化选择,音响大小量身定做,画面多样选择,写真、油画、刀笔画、国画、刺绣等。

Personality customization owns diverse selection, make-to-measure sound and various pictures, such as portrait, oil painting, traditional Chinese painting, embroider and so on.

The characters in 刀笔

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
刀
dāo2knife
笔
bǐ10writing tool, stroke, to write

More words starting with 刀

  • dāo刀zǔ俎shàng上de的yú鱼ròu肉A fish on the chopping block, At someone's mercy
  • dāo刀bīng兵Weapons and warfare.
  • dāo刀jù具A general term for cutting tools.
  • dāo刀rèn刃blade, cutting edge
  • dāo刀jiàn剑swords, knives and swords
  • dāo刀chā叉Knife and fork.
  • dāo刀kǒu口Cutting edge, Incision
  • dāo刀kǒu口shàng上On the knife's edge, On the brink
  • dāo刀zi子knife, blade
  • dāo刀shì室Knife room, Blade room
  • dāo刀shān山jiàn剑shù树bān般de的Perilous, Harrowing
  • dāo刀gōng工knife skills (in cooking)

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Questions about 刀笔

What does 刀笔 mean in Chinese?

刀笔 (dāo bǐ) means “scribe's knife and brush, clerical work”.

How do you pronounce 刀笔?

刀笔 is pronounced dāo bǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “scribe's knife and brush” in Chinese?

“scribe's knife and brush” is 刀笔 (dāo bǐ) in Chinese.

How is 刀笔 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 刀笔, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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