写
xiě
Pinyin

Definition

写
 - 
xiě
  1. to write

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

写
xiě
  1. 1 to write
书写
shū xiě
  1. 1 to write
填写
tián xiě
  1. 1 to fill in a form
  2. 2 to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)
写下
xiě xià
  1. 1 to write down
写作
xiě zuò
  1. 1 to write
  2. 2 to compose
  3. 3 writing
  4. 4 written works
写完
xiě wán
  1. 1 to finish writing
写照
xiě zhào
  1. 1 portrayal
写真
xiě zhēn
  1. 1 portrait
  2. 2 to describe sth accurately
特写
tè xiě
  1. 1 feature article
  2. 2 close-up (filmmaking, photography etc)
乱写
luàn xiě
  1. 1 to write without basis
代写
dài xiě
  1. 1 to write as substitute for sb
  2. 2 a ghost writer
  3. 3 plagiarism
涂写
tú xiě
  1. 1 to daub
  2. 2 to scribble (graffiti)
大写
dà xiě
  1. 1 capital letters
  2. 2 uppercase letters
  3. 3 block letters
  4. 4 banker's anti-fraud numerals
大小写
dà xiǎo xiě
  1. 1 capitals and lowercase letters
写信
xiě xìn
  1. 1 to write a letter
写字
xiě zì
  1. 1 to write characters
写字楼
xiě zì lóu
  1. 1 office building
写字台
xiě zì tái
  1. 1 writing desk
写实
xiě shí
  1. 1 realism
  2. 2 realistic portrayal
  3. 3 realistic
  4. 4 true to life
写意
xiě yì
  1. 1 to suggest (rather than depict in detail)
  2. 2 freehand style of Chinese painting, characterized by bold strokes rather than accurate details

Idioms (2)

能写善算
néng xiě shàn suàn
  1. 1 to be literate and numerate (idiom)
轻描淡写
qīng miáo dàn xiě
  1. 1 to sketch in light shades
  2. 2 to play down
  3. 3 to deemphasize (idiom)

Sample Sentences

后来他在一个钱铺里做伙计；他也会写，也会算，只是总不会精细。
hòulái tā zài yīgē qiánpù lǐ zuò huǒji ；tā yě huì xiě ，yě huì suàn ，zhǐshì zǒng bùhuì jīngxì 。
Afterwards, he worked in a bank. Although he is capable of both writing and doing math – he was never careful.
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十字常常写成千字，千字常常写成十字。
shí zì chángcháng xiě chéng qiān zì ，qiān zì chángcháng xiě chéng shí zì 。
Often, he writes the character 10 as 1000, and would write the character for 1000 as the character for 10.
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我男朋友给我写了一首诗。
wǒ nánpéngyou gěi wǒ xiě le yī shǒu Shī 。
My boyfriend wrote a poem for me.
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黑板上老师的粉笔还在拼命叽叽喳喳写个不停
hēibǎn shàng lǎoshī de fěnbǐ hái zài pīnmìng jījīzhāzhā xiě ge bùtíng
On the blackboard, teacher's chalk was still desperately writing a non-stop chatter.
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她根本在我头上点火。这么多人上班开小差，她都睁一只眼闭一只眼。我只不过迟到三分钟，就让我写检讨书。
tā gēnběn zài wǒ tóushàng diǎnhuǒ 。zhème duō rén shàngbān kāixiǎochāi ，tā dōu zhēngyīzhīyǎnbìyīzhīyǎn 。wǒ zhǐbuguò chídào sān fēnzhōng ，jiù ràng wǒ xiě jiǎntǎo shū 。
She's basically sweeping me away. She turns a blind eye to every other employee that is absent-minded all day. I was only late for three minutes and she made me write a feedback report.
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这张单子给你，写一下收件人跟寄件人的联络资讯。
zhè zhāng dānzi gěi nǐ ，xiě yīxià shōujiànrén gēn jìjiànrén de liánluò zīxùn 。
Here is a form. Please fill out the contact information of the receiver and the sender.
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他写英文字写得很不好看。
tā xiě Yīngwén zì xiě de hěn bù hǎokàn 。
But his English writing is very poor.
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他的书法写得很美。
tā de shūfǎ xiě de hěn měi 。
He writes calligraphy very beautifully.
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学说还可以，写很难。
xué shuō hái kěyǐ ，xiě hěn nán 。
Learning to speak is ok, but writing is difficult.
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好，那妳也要学怎么写汉字。
hǎo ，nà nǐ yě yào xué zěnme xiě hànzì 。
Alright, then you also have to learn how to write Chinese characters.
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