payment for writing, calligraphy, or painting
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
remuneration for writing, calligraphy, or painting
archaicAn older term from when writers, calligraphers, and painters received payment for their work. Now less common but may appear in historical or formal contexts.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
xiān先
sheng生
gěi给
bào报
shè社
xiě写
le了
yī一
piān篇
píng评
lùn论
，
dé得
dào到
le了
yī一
bǐ笔
bǐ笔
zī资
。
This elderly gentleman wrote a commentary for the newspaper and received some payment for it.
Jiù旧
shí时
wén文
rén人
cháng常
yǐ以
mài卖
zì字
huà画
wéi为
shēng生
，
bǐ笔
zī资
shì是
zhǔ主
yào要
de的
shōu收
rù入
lái来
yuán源
。
In the old days, literati often made a living by selling calligraphy and paintings, with the payment being their main source of income.
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Tā他
wèi为
rén人
tí题
zì字
，
què却
cóng从
bù不
shōu收
qǔ取
bǐ笔
zī资
。
He inscribes calligraphy for people but never accepts payment for it.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
zī资
suī虽
rán然
wēi微
bó薄
，
què却
yě也
dài代
biǎo表
le了
duì对
zuò作
zhě者
láo劳
dòng动
de的
rèn认
kě可
。
Although this payment was meager, it still represented recognition of the author's labor.