笔墨

bǐ mò liú chàng

笔墨流畅

easy and smooth writing

bǎ wú guān jǐn yào de huà shān diào bù yào làng fèi bǐ mò

把无关紧要的话删掉，不要浪费笔墨。

To save space, leave out superfluous words and sentences.

bǐ mò shēng yá

笔墨生涯

a writing career

yuǎn fēi bǐ mò suǒ néng xíng róng

远非笔墨所能形容。

It's beyond description.

xíng zhū bǐ mò

形诸笔墨

put down in black and white

nà rén de bǐ mò hěn hǎo

那人的笔墨很好。

This person is good at writing.

tā de zuò pǐn zài qī kān shang zhǐ shì bèi yī bǐ dài guò tā lǐ yīng dé dào gèng duō bǐ mò

他的作品在期刊上只是被一笔带过，他理应得到更多笔墨。

His work received only a tiny mention in the journal. He deserves better.