笔杆子 (bǐ gǎn zi) — shaft of a pen; pen (the physical object); (figurative) an effective writer; a skilled wordsmith
Definition
Literally 'pen shaft,' 笔杆子 refers to the physical pen but more often figuratively means 'a skilled writer' (e.g., 他是单位的笔杆子 = he's the go-to writer at his office).
noun
shaft of a penpen (the physical object)(figurative) an effective writera skilled wordsmith
Measure word · 支
Examples
- 笔杆子，。Zhè zhī bǐ gǎn zi huài le, xū yào huàn yí gè xīn de.The shaft of this pen is broken; I need to replace it with a new one.
- 笔杆子，。Tā shì wǒ men bào shè de yì zhī bǐ gǎn zi, wén zhāng xiě dé tè bié hǎo.He is a skilled writer at our newspaper; his articles are especially good.
- 笔杆子。bǐ gǎn zi Hé qiāng gǎn zi yí yàng zhòng yào.The pen is as important as the sword.
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