Definition
手笔 covers several related but distinct meanings. Its core sense is 'autograph' or 'handwriting of a famous person' (e.g., 名人手笔). It also refers to 'literary skill' or 'writing style' (文笔). In a third sense, especially in the phrase 大手笔, it describes a grand style or scale of handling affairs or spending money — generous, impressive, or extravagant. Context determines which sense is active.
n.
autographhandwriting or painting by a famous personliterary skillwriting stylestyle or manner of handling affairs or spending money (often in 大手笔 'grand gesture')
Examples
- 手笔，。Zhè fú huà shì Qí Báishí de shǒu bǐ, jiàzhí lián chéng.This painting is a Qi Baishi original — priceless.
- 手笔，。Tā de wénzhāng shǒu bǐ bù fán, dú qǐlai hěn yǒu wèidào.His writing style is extraordinary; it's a pleasure to read.
- ，。Zhè cì tóuzī zhēn shì dà shǒu bǐ, yíxiàzi tóu le wǔ gè yì.This investment is really a big move — five hundred million at once.
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