写
作

To write in Chinese: 写作 (xiě zuò)

xiě zuò

to write

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 寫作1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to write
  2. 2to compose
  3. 3writing
  4. 4written works

Stroke order

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写
作

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ㄒㄧㄝˇ

xiě

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˇ/ third tone

ㄗㄨㄛˋ

zuò

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

写作

Simplified

寫作

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他从小就喜欢写作。

    tā cóng xiǎo jiù xǐ huan xiě zuò。

    He has loved writing since he was little.

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Related words

写

xiě

to write

作

zuò

to do

工作

gōng zuò

to work

作业

zuò yè

school assignment

作用

zuò yòng

to act on

动作

dòng zuò

movement

作者

zuò zhě

author

合作

hé zuò

to cooperate

描写

miáo xiě

to describe

制作

zhì zuò

to make

作品

zuò pǐn

work (of art)

作为

zuò wéi

one's conduct

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