写作

xiě zuò · xie zuo

Traditional 寫作

Meaning

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  1. to write
  2. to compose
  3. writing
  4. written works
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)咖啡馆(kāfēiguǎn)做(zuò)什么(shénme)?

    What are you doing in the cafe?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)写作(xiězuò),我(wǒ)要(yào)写(xiě)一本(yīběn)书(shū)。

    I am writing. I will write a book.

  3. Liangliang

    写(xiě)了(le)多少(duōshao)了(le)?

    How much have you written?

  4. Dengdeng

    一个(yīgè)字(zì)都(dōu)没(méi)写(xiě),咖啡(kāfēi)已经(yǐjīng)喝(hē)了(le)三杯(sānbēi)。

    Not one word, but three cups of coffee already.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)写作(xiězuò)先(xiān)从(cóng)少(shǎo)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)开始(kāishǐ)吧(ba)。

    Then writing should start with less coffee.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

海(hǎi)明(míng)威(wēi)的(de)写(xiě)作(zuò)风(fēng)格(gé)很(hěn)差(chà)劲(jìn)。

Hemingway had a poor writing style.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)以(yǐ)周(zhōu)尔(ěr)格(gé)为(wéi)笔(bǐ)名(míng)来(lái)写(xiě)作(zuò)。

Tom writes under the pen name "Jorg".

Tatoeba: Chinese by Aphima · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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