笔头 (bǐ tóu) — nib, pen point, tip of a writing brush or pen; writing ability, penmanship; (attributive) written (as opposed to oral)
Definition
笔头 is literally the tip of a pen, but it's also used attributively to mean 'written' (笔头功夫, 笔头考试) as opposed to spoken/oral. The 'penmanship' sense refers to one's writing skill.
noun
nibpen pointtip of a writing brush or penwriting abilitypenmanship(attributive) written (as opposed to oral)
Examples
- 笔头。Zhè ge bǐ tóu xū yào huàn yí gè xīn de le.This pen point needs to be replaced with a new one.
- 笔头，。Tā de bǐ tóu hěn hǎo, xiě wén zhāng xiě dé hěn liú chàng.His writing ability is good; he writes articles very fluently.
- ，笔头。Chú le kǒu shì yǐ wài, wǒ men hái yǒu bǐ tóu kǎo shì.Besides the oral exam, we also have a written exam.
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