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Chinese[edit]
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to throw; to send
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pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
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trad. (投筆)
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投
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筆
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simp. (投笔)
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投
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笔
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Pronunciation[edit]
投筆
- (literary, figurative, of a writer) to cease writing; to forsake the pen (for something else)
Derived terms[edit]