吹 拂 chuī fú to brush / to caress (of breeze) / to praise 刷 子 shuā zi brush / scrub / CL:把[ba3] 荒 草 huāng cǎo weeds / brush (vegetation) / wild grassland 毛 刷 máo shuà brush 小 冲 突 xiǎo chōng tū skirmish / clash / dispute / brush 刷 to brush / to paint / to daub / to paste up / to skip class (of students) / to fire from a job 掸 to brush away / to dust off / brush / duster / CL:把[ba3] 毛 刷 máo shuā brush 重 温 chóng wēn to learn sth over again / to review / to brush up / to revive (memories, friendship etc) 擦 肩 而 过 cā jiān ér guò to brush past / to pass by (sb) / (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc) / to have a brush (with death) 拨 开 bō kāi to push aside / to part / to brush away 刷 牙 shuā yá to brush one's teeth 画 笔 huà bǐ painting brush 扫 除 sǎo chú to sweep / to clean with a brush / to sweep away (often fig.) 毛 笔 máo bǐ writing brush / CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3] 置 之 不 理 zhì zhī bù lǐ to pay no heed to (idiom) / to ignore / to brush aside 笔 触 bǐ chù brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing 笔 筒 bǐ tǒng pen container / brush pot 笔 尖 bǐ jiān nib / pen point / the tip of a writing brush or pencil 挥 毫 huī háo to write or draw with a brush / to put pen to paper / to write 工 笔 gōng bǐ gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush technique and detailed description 偏 锋 piān fēng brush stroke to the side (calligraphy) / fig. side stroke / lateral thinking 笔 杆 bǐ gǎn the shaft of a pen or writing brush / pen-holder / pen 笔 锋 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch 白 描 bái miáo line drawing in traditional ink and brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing 提 to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid 顿 挫 dùn cuò a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes / a cadence / punctuated by a transition / with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting) 管 to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 / constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards 划 拉 huá la to sweep / to brush away 狼 毫 láng háo writing brush of weasel bristle 屏 除 bǐng chú to get rid of / to dismiss / to brush aside 笔 套 bǐ tào the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush / the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread) 笔 帽 bǐ mào the cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush 板 刷 bǎn shuā scrubbing brush 抓 周 zhuā zhōu custom of placing a variety of articles (writing brush, abacus etc) before an infant on its first birthday to see which one he or she picks up (The article chosen is supposed to be an indication of the child's inclinations, future career etc.) 毫 hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan 笔 pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1] 掠 lu:è to take over by force / to rob / to plunder / to brush over / to skim / to sweep 翰 writing brush / writing / pen 拂 to flick / to brush off / (of a breeze) to brush lightly over / (literary) to run counter to 膏 to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink 撇 to throw / to cast / left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy) 筅 bamboo brush for utensils 点 睛 之 笔 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point 墨 笔 mò bǐ writing brush 不 予 理 会 bù yǔ lǐ huì to ignore / to brush off / to dismiss / to pay no attention to 挥 毫 洒 墨 huī háo sǎ mò to wield a writing brush (idiom) 笔 砚 bǐ yàn writing brush and ink stone 割 灌 机 gē guàn jī brush harvester / biomass harvester 粉 板 fěn bǎn blackboard / painted board on which to make temporary notes with brush pen 意 存 笔 先 ， 画 尽 意 在 yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through 挥 翰 huī hàn (literary) to wield a writing brush 擦 掠 cā lu:è to brush against / to graze / to scratch 擦 身 而 过 cā shēn ér guò to brush past 炊 帚 chuī zhou pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips 筅 帚 xiǎn zhǒu (dialect) pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips 地 书 dì shū writing on the ground with a large brush dipped in water 磅 刷 bàng shuā largest-size housepainter's brush 毛 锥 máo zhuī writing brush (old) / Castanopsis fordii, a species of evergreen tree common in the south of China whose calybia (nuts) resemble the tip of a writing brush 走 偏 锋 zǒu piān fēng to write with the tip of the brush tilted / (fig.) to resort to devious means
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