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xiě

to write

Usage note

表示用笔字、句子或作业。

xiě biǎo shì yòng bǐ xiě zì 、 xiě jù zi huò xiě zuò yè。

写 means to write characters, sentences, or homework.

Context note

常出现在课堂、练习和作业里。

xiě cháng chū xiàn zài kè táng 、 liàn xí hé zuò yè lǐ。

写 often appears in class, practice, and homework.

5 examples

汉字。
wǒ xiě hàn zì。
I write Chinese characters.
你的名字。
qǐng xiě nǐ de míng zì。
Please write your name.
他在作业。
tā zài xiě zuò yè。
He is doing homework.
得很认真。
wǒ xiě dé hěn rèn zhēn。
I write very carefully.
老师让我们一句话。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men xiě yí jù huà。
The teacher asked us to write one sentence.

5 mini stories

今天的作业很多。我先名字,再开始做题。
jīn tiān de zuò yè hěn duō。 wǒ xiān xiě míng zì, zài kāi shǐ zuò tí。
There is a lot of homework today. I write my name first, then start the questions.
妹妹在卡片。她想送给妈妈。
mèi mei zài xiě kǎ piàn。 tā xiǎng sòng gěi mā ma。
My younger sister is writing a card. She wants to give it to Mom.
老师说字要工整。我们都慢慢地
lǎo shī shuō xiě zì yào gōng zhěng。 wǒ men dōu màn màn dì xiě。
The teacher said writing should be neat. We all write slowly.
完以后会检查一遍。这样不会漏掉。
wǒ xiě wán yǐ hòu huì jiǎn chá yí biàn。 zhè yàng bú huì lòu diào。
After I finish writing, I will check once. That way I will not miss anything.
你在什么?我在今天学过的词。
nǐ zài xiě shén me? wǒ zài xiě jīn tiān xué guò de cí。
What are you writing? I am writing the words learned today.

Mini dialogue

写作业

A
你在什么?
Nǐ zài xiě shénme?
What are you writing?
B
我在汉字,今天的作业。
Wǒ zài xiě Hànzì, jīntiān de zuòyè.
I am writing Chinese characters, today's homework.

借笔

A
我可以借你的笔一下吗?
Wǒ kěyǐ jiè nǐ de bǐ xiě yīxià ma?
Can I borrow your pen to write for a moment?
B
当然可以,给你。
Dāngrán kěyǐ, gěi nǐ.
Of course, here you are.

Related words and contrasts

related
read

often learned together with writing

related
huà
draw

another way to use a pen or pencil

contrast
打字
dǎzì
type

writing using a computer or phone

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