English translation of '辍笔'

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1. stop writing or painting
   ⇒ 辍笔5年后他又开始作画。 (Chuòbǐ wǔ nián hòu tā yòu kāishǐ zuòhuà.) Five years after he stopped painting he started up again.
   ⇒ 他40岁时就辍笔了。 (Tā sìshí suì shí jiù chuòbǐ le.) He stopped writing at the age of forty.