笔走龙蛇

筆走龍蛇

bǐzǒu-lóngshé

idiom

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他写字笔走龙蛇，很有气势。

Tā xiězì bǐzǒu-lóngshé, hěn yǒu qìshì.

His calligraphy flows like dragons and snakes and is full of energy.

HSK 7-9

只见他提笔一挥，笔走龙蛇，一幅狂草很快就写好了。

Zhǐjiàn tā tíbǐ yì huī, bǐzǒu-lóngshé, yì fú kuángcǎo hěnkuài jiù xiěhǎo le.

He picked up the brush and swept it across the paper, the strokes flowing like dragons and snakes, and a piece of wild cursive was soon done.

history

Echoes 李白's poem in praise of the cursive of the monk 怀素: all you see are dragons and snakes on the move. Mostly used to praise 草书, cursive script.

笔 bǐ

走 zǒu

龙 lóng

蛇 shé