How to Say ‘The brush glides across the rice paper to this point’ in Traditional Chinese
宣紙上走筆至此
💬 Usage Tip: Shows the culmination of an artistic process.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Emphasizes the deliberate and thoughtful nature of brushwork.
Phrase Breakdown
宣紙
上走筆
至此
Word-by-Word Breakdown
宣紙
[xuān zhǐ]
xuan paper
A type of high-quality paper used in Chinese calligraphy and painting.
宣紙上表現出藝術的魅力。
The xuan paper shows the charm of art.
上
[shàng]
on
Indicating location or position above.
畫上是美麗的風景。
The painting has beautiful scenery.
走
[zǒu]
to walk
To move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn.
我們順著小路走。
We walk along the path.
筆
[bǐ]
pen
An instrument for writing or drawing with ink.
他用筆在黑板上畫圖。
He draws on the blackboard with a pen.
至
[zhì]
up to here
Indicating a point reached in time or space.
至此，我們需要休息。
Up to here, we need a break.
此
[cǐ]
here
In or at this place or location.
此地是安靜的公園。
This place is a quiet park.
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