罄笔难书
qìng bǐ nán shū · too numerous to be cited (of atrocities or misdeeds) (idiom); see also 罄竹難書|罄竹难书[qing4 zhu2 nan2 shu1]
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 罄笔难书
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
to read a book; to study; to attend school
书店shūdiànbookstore; CL:家[jia1]
书包shūbāoschoolbag; satchel; bookbag; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
笔记bǐjìto take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; CL:本[ben3]
笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑[bi3 ji4 ben3 dian4 nao3])
电子书diànzǐshūelectronic book; e-book; e-book reader