Definition
代笔 means 'to ghostwrite' — to write something (a letter, article, book) for someone else who takes the credit. It's a separable verb (离合词): the verb 代 and the object 笔 can split when inserting duration, measure words, or objects, e.g., 代了一次笔 ('ghostwrote once'). You don't put the person you're writing for directly after 代笔 — say 帮某人代笔 ('ghostwrite for someone').
v.o.
to ghostwriteto write on behalf of someone else
Examples
- 代笔。Tā jīngcháng bāng biérén dài bǐ xiě yǎnjiǎnggǎo.He often ghostwrites speeches for others.
- ，。Zhè běn xiǎoshuō shì tā dài biérén xiě de, tā zìjǐ yě chéngrèn dài le yí cì bǐ.This novel was ghostwritten by him; he himself admitted to having ghostwritten once.
- 代笔，。Tā kào dài bǐ zhuàn qián, dàn bù chūmíng.She makes money by ghostwriting, but isn't famous.
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