下笔 (xià bǐ) — to put pen to paper; to start writing or painting
Definition
下笔 means the moment of starting to write or paint — putting pen to paper. Often used in fixed phrases like 下笔成章 ('write fluently') or 一…就… to stress the act of beginning.
verb
to put pen to paperto start writing or painting
Examples
- 下笔。Tā zhàn zài huà bù qián chí chí bù gǎn xià bǐ.He stood in front of the canvas and hesitated to start painting.
- ，。Wèi le xiě hǎo zhè piān wén zhāng, wǒ xià guò hǎo jǐ cì bǐ cái suàn mǎn yì.To write this article well, I started and restarted several times before being satisfied.
- ，。Yí xià bǐ jiù tíng bú xià lái, tā xiě le yì zhěng yè.Once he started writing he couldn't stop, and he wrote all night.
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