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写

xiě · xie

Traditional 寫

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. to write
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In a conversation

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A New Year card

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)写(xiě)什么(shénme)？

    Dengdeng, what are you writing?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)写(xiě)新年(xīnnián)贺卡(hèkǎ)。

    I'm writing New Year cards.

  3. Liangliang

    是(shì)写(xiě)给(gěi)我(wǒ)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Is it written for me?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)写(xiě)“祝(zhù)”字(zì)。

    Yes, but I can't write the character 祝.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)写(xiě)给(gěi)你(nǐ)看(kàn)，你(nǐ)再(zài)写(xiě)。

    I'll write it for you to see, then you write.

  6. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)个(gè)字(zì)太(tài)难(nán)了(le)，我(wǒ)还是(háishi)写(xiě)“好(hǎo)”吧(ba)。

    This character is too hard. I'll just write 好.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)故(gù)事(shi)是(shì)基(jī)于(yú)真(zhēn)实(shí)事(shì)件(jiàn)写(xiě)的(de)。

This story is based on actual events.

Tatoeba: Chinese by bigfatpanda · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)是(shì)想(xiǎng)写(xiě)一(yì)些(xiē)没(méi)有(yǒu)逗(dòu)号(hào)的(de)小(xiǎo)句(jù)子(zi)。

I'm only going to write small sentences without commas.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sunnywqing · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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