zhuō
dāo

idiom
literary

Meaning of 捉刀

捉刀 means to write (an article) for someone else; to ghostwrite; to hold a knife (referring to the original anecdote). Pronounced zhuō dāo.

  • to write (an article) for someone else; to ghostwrite
  • to hold a knife (referring to the original anecdote)

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
piān
yǎn
jiǎng
gǎo稿
shì
qǐng
zhuān
jiā
zhuō
dāo
de
 

This speech was ghostwritten by an expert.

cháng
cháng
wèi
bào
kān
zhuō
dāo
 

He often ghostwrites for newspapers and magazines.

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
bìng
fēi
běn
rén
suǒ
zuò
 
ér
shì
qǐng
rén
zhuō
dāo
 

This article was not written by me personally, but was ghostwritten by someone else.