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Mandarin · pinyin chuò bǐ

to stop writing or painting
to leave off writing midway

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筆: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
辍: chuò · stop, suspend, halt
笔: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke

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4–3 · chuo4 bi3

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verb

(literary) to rest one's writing brush: to stop writing

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