一筆 [－笔]

Jyutping jat1 bat1
Pinyin yī1bi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a brushstroke; a large sum of (money) [written and colloquial]
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他拿到了很大一笔钱。
    他拿到了很大一筆錢。
    tā ná dào le hěn dà yī bǐ qián 。
    • He got a lot of money.
    • He has a lot of money.
  2. Mandarin
    他在上个景气时期炒股攒下了一笔钱。
    他在上個景氣時期炒股攢下了一筆錢。
    tā zài shàng ge jǐng qì shí qī chǎo gǔ zǎn xià le yī bǐ qián 。
    • He amassed a fortune in stock trading during the last boom.
  3. Mandarin
    这是一笔不错的交易。
    這是一筆不錯的交易。
    zhè shì yī bǐ bù cuò de jiāo yì 。
    • It's a good deal.
  4. Mandarin
    他的一个酒鬼邻居，借给他了一笔钱。
    他的一個酒鬼鄰居，借給他了一筆錢。
    tā de yí gè jiǔ guǐ lín jū ， jiè gěi tā le yī bǐ qián 。
    • His alcoholic neighbor lent him some money.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    东华三院收到一笔匿名捐款。
    東華三院收到一筆匿名捐款。
    dung1 waa4 saam1 jyun2 sau1 dou3 jat1 bat1 nik1 ming4 gyun1 fun2.
    • Tung Wah Groups of Hospital received an anonymous donation.
  2. Cantonese
    活动吸引大量游客，为当地嘅居民带嚟咗一笔可观嘅收入。
    活動吸引大量遊客，為當地嘅居民帶嚟咗一筆可觀嘅收入。
    wut6 dung6 kap1 jan5 daai6 loeng6 jau4 haak3, wai6 dong1 dei6 ge3 geoi1 man4 daai3 lai4 zo2 jat1 bat1 ho2 gun1 ge3 sau1 jap6.
    • The activity attracted a lot of tourists and brought in a handsome profit for the locals.
  3. Cantonese
    我之前同我卖楼嘅朋友搭路，而家事成，收咗一笔可观嘅佣金。
    我之前同我賣樓嘅朋友搭路，而家事成，收咗一筆可觀嘅佣金。
    ngo5 zi1 cin4 tung4 ngo5 maai6 lau2 ge3 pang4 jau5 daap3 lou6, ji4 gaa1 si6 sing4, sau1 zo2 jat1 bat1 ho2 gun1 ge3 jung2 gam1.
    • I helped to pull some strings for a friend of mine who was dabbling with the property market, and now I receive a fine sum of commission.
  4. Cantonese
    一笔过津贴
    一筆過津貼
    jat1 bat1 gwo3 zeon1 tip3
    • one-off subsidy
  5. Cantonese
    一笔过贷款
    一筆過貸款
    jat1 bat1 gwo3 taai3 fun2
    • one-off loan
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    你这个字写错了，这里少了一笔。
    你這個字寫錯了，這裏少了一筆。
    nǐ zhè ge zì xiě cuò le ， zhè lǐ shào le yī bǐ ．
    • The character you have miswritten lacks one stroke here.
  2. Mandarin
    面对大老板天外飞来一笔的决策，常令人无所适从，基层员工该如何应变？
    面對大老闆天外飛來一筆的決策，常令人無所適從，基層員工該如何應變？
    miàn duì dà lǎo bǎn tiān wài fēi lái yī bǐ de jué cè ， cháng lìng rén wú suǒ shì cóng ， jī céng yuán gōng gāi rú hé yìng biàn ？
    • People who are faced with a policy from the big boss that comes out of left field are often at a loss as to what to do. How is a low level employee to respond?
  3. Mandarin
    这些成绩是不能一笔抹杀的。
    這些成績是不能一筆抹殺的。
    zhè xiē chéng jì shì bù néng yī bǐ mǒ shā de ．
    • These achievements cannot be gainsaid.