chuò

literary
common

Meaning of 辍笔

辍笔 means to stop writing or painting; to cease artistic creation. Pronounced chuò bǐ.

  • to stop writing or painting; to cease artistic creation

Definitions & Examples

Zuò
jiā
yīn
jiàn
kāng
yuán
yīn
zàn
shí
chuò
 

The writer had to temporarily put down his pen due to health reasons.

Zhè
huà
zhǐ
wán
chéng
le
bàn
 
jiù
chuò
le
 

He stopped painting before finishing, having only completed half of this artwork.

chuò
duō
nián
hòu
 
zuì
jìn
yòu
kāi
shǐ
chuàng
zuò
le
 

After putting down his brush for many years, he has recently started creating again.