秉笔直书

Traditional form:

秉筆直書

Pinyin (reading):

bǐngbǐzhíshū

Definitions:

• to record faithfully

Characters:

• 秉 - to grasp, to hold; to maintain, to preside over
• 笔 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
• 直 - straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank
• 书 - book, letter, document; writing

Traditional characters:

• 秉 - to grasp, to hold; to maintain, to preside over
• 筆 - pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
• 直 - straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank
• 書 - book, letter, document; writing