- to put pen to paper; to start writing or painting
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to put pen to paper; to start writing or painting
This phrase is used when someone is beginning the act of writing or drawing, emphasizing the initiation of the creative process.
Today I finally put pen to paper to write my novel.
Generated collocations (experimental)
dòng bǐ动笔xiě xìn写信to start writing a letterdòng bǐ动笔jì记Rì日jì记to begin writing a diarydòng bǐ动笔chuàng zuò创作to start creating (art or writing)dòng bǐ动笔huà huà画画to begin drawingdòng bǐ动笔xiě zuò写作to start writing (literature)gāng刚dòng动bǐ笔just started writingdòng bǐ动笔zhī qián之前before starting to writedòng bǐ动笔de的shùn jiān瞬间the moment you start writingdòng bǐ动笔de的xiǎng fǎ想法the idea that prompts writingdòng bǐ动笔de的dòng lì动力the motivation to start writingdòng bǐ动笔de的yǒng qì勇气the courage to put pen to paperdòng bǐ动笔Hòu后de的gǎn shòu感受feelings after starting to write