Bi tan, Bǐ tán, Bǐ tǎn, Bì tǎn, Bì tán: 7 definitions

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筆談 [bǐ tán] [bi tan]—
1. Informal, unrestricted essays or notes (筆記文章 [bi ji wen zhang]), not bound by a specific literary style (文體 [wen ti]). For instance, Shen Kuo (沈括 [chen kuo]) of the Song Dynasty (宋 [song]) authored Dream Pool Essays (夢溪 [meng xi]).
2. To communicate (溝通 [gou tong]) by writing (書寫 [shu xie]) or typing text (輸入文字 [shu ru wen zi]). For example: "Those few days after my vocal cord surgery, I could only interact with people through written communication."

bǐ tán:1. suí xìng shū xiě, bù jū wén tǐ de bǐ jì wén zhāng. rú sòng． chén kuò zhe yǒu < mèng xī bǐ tán>.
2. yǐ shū xiě huò shū rù wén zì gōu tōng. rú: “shēng dài kāi dāo nà jǐ tiān, wǒ zhǐ néng yòng bǐ tán de fāng shì yǔ rén hù dòng.”

bi tan:1. sui xing shu xie, bu ju wen ti de bi ji wen zhang. ru song. chen kuo zhe you < meng xi bi tan>.
2. yi shu xie huo shu ru wen zi gou tong. ru: "sheng dai kai dao na ji tian, wo zhi neng yong bi tan de fang shi yu ren hu dong."

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鄙袒 [bǐ tǎn] [bi tan]—
Close-fitting undergarment (貼身內衣 [tie shen nei yi]). From Shiming (釋名 [shi ming]) by Liu Xi (劉熙 [liu xi]) of the Han Dynasty (漢 [han]), Chapter on Clothing (釋衣服 [shi yi fu]):
"A 'hanyī' (汗衣 [han yi]) is a garment that is worn close to the body (近身 [jin shen]) and receives sweat and dirt (汗垢 [han gou]). The Odes (詩 [shi]) call it 'zé' (澤 [ze]) because it receives sweat moisture (汗澤 [han ze]). Some call it 'bǐ tǎn', and some call it 'xiū tǎn' (羞袒 [xiu tan])."

bǐ tǎn: tiē shēn nèi yī. hàn． liú xī < shì míng． shì yī fú>: “hàn yī, jìn shēn shòu hàn gòu zhī yī yě. shī wèi zhī zé, shòu hàn zé yě. huò yuē: ‘bǐ tǎn’ , huò yuē: ‘xiū tǎn’ .”

bi tan: tie shen nei yi. han. liu xi < shi ming. shi yi fu>: "han yi, jin shen shou han gou zhi yi ye. shi wei zhi ze, shou han ze ye. huo yue: 'bi tan' , huo yue: 'xiu tan' ."

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壁毯 [bì tǎn] [bi tan]—
A blanket (毯子 [tan zi]) hung on the wall as decoration (裝飾 [zhuang shi]). For example: "Many families (家庭 [jia ting]) like to use tapestries as decorations (裝飾品 [zhuang shi pin]) for their living rooms (客廳 [ke ting])."

bì tǎn: guà zài qiáng shàng zuò zhuāng shì de tǎn zi. rú: “yǒu xǔ duō jiā tíng xǐ huān yòng bì tǎn lái dāng zuò kè tīng de zhuāng shì pǐn.”

bi tan: gua zai qiang shang zuo zhuang shi de tan zi. ru: "you xu duo jia ting xi huan yong bi tan lai dang zuo ke ting de zhuang shi pin."

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碧潭 [bì tán] [bi tan]—
1. A general term for a deep, emerald-green (碧綠色 [bi lu se]) pool (深潭 [shen tan]).
2. Name of a lake (湖泊 [hu po]). Located in the Xindian River (新店溪 [xin dian xi]) in New Taipei City (新北市 [xin bei shi]), its waters are deep and emerald-green (水深而碧 [shui shen er bi]), hence it is called "Bitan". Originally abundant in ayu (香魚 [xiang yu]), they later became rare due to changes in water quality (水質改變 [shui zhi gai bian]). Boating (泛舟 [fan zhou]) is possible on the lake, and there is a suspension bridge (吊橋 [diao qiao]). It is one of the famous suburban scenic spots (近郊名勝 [jin jiao ming sheng]) of Taipei City (臺北市 [tai bei shi]).

bì tán:1. fàn chēng bì lǜ sè de shēn tán.
2. hú pō míng. zài xīn běi shì xīn diàn xī, shuǐ shēn ér bì, gù chēng wèi “bì tán” . yuán shèng chǎn xiāng yú, hòu yīn shuǐ zhì gǎi biàn ér hǎn jiàn. tán shàng kě yǐ fàn zhōu, shè yǒu diào qiáo, wèi tái běi shì jìn jiāo míng shèng zhī yī.

bi tan:1. fan cheng bi lu se de shen tan.
2. hu po ming. zai xin bei shi xin dian xi, shui shen er bi, gu cheng wei "bi tan" . yuan sheng chan xiang yu, hou yin shui zhi gai bian er han jian. tan shang ke yi fan zhou, she you diao qiao, wei tai bei shi jin jiao ming sheng zhi yi.