stop writing or painting
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to stop writing or painting; to cease artistic creation
literaryUsed in formal or literary contexts, often implying the creative process was interrupted before completion. Can refer to any artistic work involving a brush or pen.
Zuò作
jiā家
yīn因
jiàn健
kāng康
yuán原
yīn因
bù不
dé得
bù不
zàn暂
shí时
chuò辍
bǐ笔
。
The writer had to temporarily put down his pen due to health reasons.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
zhǐ只
wán完
chéng成
le了
yī一
bàn半
，
tā他
jiù就
chuò辍
bǐ笔
le了
。
He stopped painting before finishing, having only completed half of this artwork.
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Tā他
chuò辍
bǐ笔
duō多
nián年
hòu后
，
zuì最
jìn近
yòu又
kāi开
shǐ始
chuàng创
zuò作
le了
。
After putting down his brush for many years, he has recently started creating again.