投笔从戎(tóu bǐ cóng róng): to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 投筆從戎
to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- tóu bǐ cóng róng
- Meaning
- to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 投筆從戎
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