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拼写

pīn xiě · pin xie

Traditional 拼寫

Meaning

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Spelling pinyin

  1. Leon

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)的(de)拼音(pīnyīn)拼写(pīnxiě)总是(zǒngshì)出错(chūcuò)。

    Liangliang, my pinyin spelling always goes wrong.

  2. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，这个(zhège)词(cí)我(wǒ)也(yě)常(cháng)拼写(pīnxiě)错(cuò)。

    No problem. I often spell this word wrong too.

  3. Leon

    真(zhēn)的(de)吗(ma)？那(nà)我(wǒ)就(jiù)放心(fàngxīn)了(le)！

    Really? Then I can relax!

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)来(lái)出题(chūtí)，你们(nǐmen)来(lái)拼写(pīnxiě)。

    OK, I'll set the questions and you two spell.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，第一个(dìyīgè)词(cí)就是(jiùshì)拼写(pīnxiě)。

    OK, the first word is spelling.

  6. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)词(cí)有点(yǒudiǎn)难(nán)，我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)喝(hē)咖啡(kāfēi)吧(ba)。

    This word is a bit hard. Let's have coffee first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)这(zhè)个(ge)单(dān)词(cí)怎(zěn)么(me)拼(pīn)写(xiě)。

I don't know how to spell the word.

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

02

许(xǔ)多(duō)词(cí)是(shì)根(gēn)据(jù)拼(pīn)写(xiě)来(lái)发(fā)音(yīn)的(de)，不(bú)过(guò)有(yǒu)些(xiē)不(bú)是(shì)。

Many words are pronounced according to the spelling, but some are not.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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