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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

败笔 [bàibǐ]
  1. 1. noun artistic defect

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

败笔 [bàibǐ]
  1. 1. a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting
  2. 2. a faulty expression or flaw in writing
    电影里这段三角恋爱故事是个败笔。
    The love triangle in this film is a flaw in an otherwise very good plot.
    文章的第三段是一个败笔。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

败笔 [bàibǐ]
  1. 1. 名 书法、绘画或诗文中有毛病的地方
    名家也难免有败笔。
See more results for 败笔 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

电影里这段三角恋爱故事是个败笔。
The love triangle in this film is a flaw in an otherwise very good plot. → 败笔
文章的第三段是一个败笔。 → 败笔
名家也难免有败笔。 → 败笔

Word Decomposition

败
[bài] 		+ 笔
[bǐ]

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