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提笔
提筆
tíbǐ
1. to take up one's pen
2. to start to write

Character Breakdown

提
tí
to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
HSK 3 12 丶
笔
bǐ
pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
HSK 2 10 丶

Compound Words (1)

提笔忘字
tíbǐwàngzì
to have difficulty remembering how to write Chinese characters

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Chinese