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写
xiě
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Local audio pilot: technical checks passed; new candidates still need listening review.
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- pinyin
- xiě
- simplified
- 写
- traditional
- 寫
1 · verb
To form or type words to record a message.
用手写或键入的方式记录文字。
The past form is wrote and the participle is written.
Please write the address here.
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请把地址写在这里。
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