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刀笔

dāobǐ

Traditional: 刀筆

writing up of official or judicial documents / pettifoggery

Character Breakdown

刀
dāo
knife; old coin; measure
HSK 4
笔
bǐ
pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
HSK 2

Additional Information

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Chinese
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