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写
xiě
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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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2 · verb
To record or express something in written words or characters.
用文字记录或表达内容。
Use xiě for writing, as in 在纸上写字 or 把事情写下来. These examples use handwriting, but the definition does not exclude typed writing.
She wrote the character “春” on the paper.
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她在纸上写了一个“春”字。
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I wrote down tomorrow's tasks in a notebook.
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我把明天要做的事写在本子上了。
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Mandarin reading: xiě.
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