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投筆

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Chinese

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to throw; to send
pen; pencil; writing brush
pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
 
trad. (投筆)
simp. (投笔)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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投筆

  1. (literary, figurative, of a writer) to cease writing; to forsake the pen (for something else)

Derived terms

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