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写
xiě
to write; to draw, to sketch; to compose
HSK 1
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Words Using 写 (84)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
写
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xiě
to write
1
xiě
写
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HSK 1
to write
描写
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miáoxiě
to describe / to depict / to portray / description
5
miáoxiě
描写
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HSK 5
to describe / to depict / to portray / description
写作
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xiězuò
to write / to compose / writing / written works
5
xiězuò
写作
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HSK 5
to write / to compose / writing / written works
书写
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shūxiě
to write
shūxiě
书写
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to write
缩写
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suōxiě
abbreviation / to abridge
suōxiě
缩写
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abbreviation / to abridge
谱写
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pǔxiě
to compose (usu. of music)
pǔxiě
谱写
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to compose (usu. of music)
编写
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biānxiě
to compile
biānxiě
编写
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to compile
乱写
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luànxiě
to write without basis
luànxiě
乱写
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to write without basis
侧写
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cèxiě
to profile / profile / (offender) profiling
cèxiě
侧写
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to profile / profile / (offender) profiling
写实
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xiěshí
realism / realistic portrayal / realistic / true to life
xiěshí
写实
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realism / realistic portrayal / realistic / true to life