"Brush" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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擦 cā to rub / to scratch / to wipe / to polish / to apply (lipstick, lotion etc) / to brush (past) / to shred (a vegetable etc)
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 shuā a brush / to paint / to daub / to brush / to scrub / (fig.) to remove / to eliminate (from a contest) / to fire (from a job) / (onom.) swish / rustle / to swipe (a card) / to scroll on (a phone) / (gaming) to grind / to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc)
掸 dǎn 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
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 (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1]) / (fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things
笔杆 bǐ gǎn the shaft of a pen or writing brush / (metonym) pen (as in 耍筆桿|耍笔杆[shua3 bi3gan3] and 搖筆桿|摇笔杆[yao2 bi3gan3])
笔锋 bǐ fēng the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
提 tí 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 guǎn 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
搁笔 gē bǐ to put down the brush / to stop writing (or painting)
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 háo hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan
笔 bǐ pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
扫 sǎo to sweep (with a brush or broom) / to sweep away / to wipe out / to get rid of / to sweep (one's eyes etc) over / to scan
掠 lu:è to take over by force / to rob / to plunder / to brush over / to skim / to sweep
翰 hàn writing brush / writing / pen
拂 fú to flick / to brush off / (of a breeze) to brush lightly over / (literary) to run counter to
膏 gào to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink
撇 piě to throw / to cast / left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)
抿 mǐn to smooth hair with a wet brush / (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly / to sip
筅 xiǎn 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
侧锋 cè fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1])
正锋 zhèng fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip of the brush runs along the center of the stroke (cf. 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1])
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
大笔 dà bǐ (formal, honorific) your writing / your handwriting / pen / calligraphy brush / a large sum of (money)
朱笔 zhū bǐ brush dipped in red ink (used in former times for writing official documents, grading papers etc)
笔刷 bǐ shuā paintbrush / writing brush (esp. in graphics software)
笔走龙蛇 bǐ zǒu lóng shé lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom) / fig. (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively / vigorous
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