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笔墨

bǐ mò

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 筆墨

笔墨 (bǐ mò) means "pen and ink; words; writing". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 笔墨 means

1. pen and ink
2. words
3. writing

The characters in 笔墨

• 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc); brushstroke…
• 墨mòink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the…

Example sentences

• 她的魅力难以用笔墨形容。
  Tā de mèilì nányǐ yòng bǐmò xíngróng.
  Her charm is beyond description.
• 那里的景色美得无法以笔墨形容。
  Nàli de jǐngsè měi déwú fǎ yǐ bǐmò xíngróng.
  The beauty of the scene was beyond description.

Words containing 笔墨

• 屠毒笔墨tú dú bǐ mòpoisonous writing; disparaging writing; calumny

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