Usage note
“填”表示在空白处写上内容，比如填表格或填空。
“Tián” biǎoshì zài kòngbái chù xiě shàng nèiróng, bǐrú tián biǎogé huò tián kòng.
"Fill in" means to write content in blank spaces, such as filling in a form or a blank.
Context note
做作业时，我们要在空格里填上正确的答案。
Zuò zuòyè shí, wǒmen yào zài kònggé lǐ tián shàng zhèngquè de dá'àn.
When doing homework, we need to fill in the correct answers in the blanks.
5 examples
请在这张表格上填上你的名字。
qǐng zài zhè zhāng biǎo gé shàng tián shàng nǐ de míng zì。
Please fill in your name on this form.
这道题需要填一个数字。
zhè dào tí xū yào tián yí gè shù zì。
This question requires filling in a number.
他在日记里填上了今天的日期。
tā zài rì jì lǐ tián shàng le jīn tiān de rì qī。
He filled in today's date in his diary.
我们一起来填这个拼图吧。
wǒ men yì qǐ lái tián zhè ge pīn tú ba。
Let's fill in this puzzle together.
请用铅笔填答案，错了可以擦掉。
qǐng yòng qiān bǐ tián dá àn， cuò le kě yǐ cā diào。
Please fill in the answers with a pencil so you can erase mistakes.
5 mini stories
小丽在作业本上填了正确的答案，老师表扬了她。
xiǎo lì zài zuò yè běn shàng tián le zhèng què de dá àn， lǎo shī biǎo yáng le tā。
Xiao Li filled in the correct answers in her homework book, and the teacher praised her.
小明帮妈妈填了一张购物清单。
xiǎo míng bāng mā ma tián le yì zhāng gòu wù qīng dān。
Xiao Ming helped Mom fill in a shopping list.
大家一起填色，画了一幅美丽的画。
dà jiā yì qǐ tián sè， huà le yì fú měi lì de huà。
Everyone filled in colors together and painted a beautiful picture.
小华在卡片上填了祝福语送给朋友。
xiǎo huá zài kǎ piàn shàng tián le zhù fú yǔ sòng gěi péng yǒu。
Xiao Hua filled in a greeting on a card and gave it to a friend.
老师让我们填一份关于爱好的问卷。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men tián yí fèn guān yú ài hào de wèn juàn。
The teacher asked us to fill in a questionnaire about hobbies.
Mini dialogue
填表格
A
请在这里填上你的名字。
Qǐng zài zhèlǐ tián shàng nǐ de míngzì.
Please fill in your name here.
B
好的，我马上填。
Hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng tián.
Okay, I'll fill it in right away.
填颜色
A
这幅画需要填上颜色。
Zhè fú huà xūyào tián shàng yánsè.
This picture needs to be filled in with colors.
B
我们一起填颜色吧！
Wǒmen yīqǐ tián yánsè ba!
Let's fill in the colors together!
Related words and contrasts
similar
填写
tián xiě
to fill in (a form)
Often used for filling out forms or documents.
related
塞
sāi
to stuff; to cram
Means to fill a space tightly, but not for writing.
opposite
空
kōng
empty; blank
Opposite of filling; something that needs to be filled.