写

To write in Chinese: 写 (xiě)

xiě

to write

HSK 1Traditional: 寫2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to write

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写

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄝˇ

xiě

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

写

Simplified

寫

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他写长信。

    tā xiě cháng xìn。

    He's writing a long letter.

  • 我得写书。

    wǒ dé xiě shū。

    I must write books.

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Related words

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

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