写 (xiě) – to write

描写

miáo xiě

to describe

听写

tīng xiě

(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise)

写作

xiě zuò

to write

抄写

chāo xiě

to copy

编写

biān xiě

to compile

书写

shū xiě

to write

填写

tián xiě

to fill in a form

写照

xiě zhào

portrayal

撰写

zhuàn xiě

to write

写字楼

xiě zì lóu

office building

写字台

xiě zì tái

writing desk