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写
寫
xiě
1. to write
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

写
xiě
to write; to draw, to sketch; to compose
HSK 1 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

乱写
luànxiě
to write without basis
代写
dàixiě
to write as substitute for sb
倒写
dàoxiě
mirror writing
侧写
cèxiě
to profile
传写
chuánxiě
to copy
刻写
kèxiě
inscribe
涂写
túxiě
to daub
填写
tiánxiě
to fill in a form
大写
dàxiě
capital letters
写下
xiěxià
to write down
写作
xiězuò
to write
HSK 5
写信
xiěxìn
to write a letter
写字
xiězì
to write characters
写完
xiěwán
to finish writing
写实
xiěshí
realism
写意
xiěyì
freehand (drawing, painting etc)
写意
xièyì
enjoyable
写手
xiěshǒu
person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal)
写法
xiěfǎ
style of writing (literary style)
写照
xiězhào
portrayal

Example Sentences (10)

你会写汉字吗？
Nǐ huì xiě hànzì ma?
Can you write Chinese characters?
Text 3
西瓜吧。你看，这上面写着“西瓜不甜不要钱”。
Xīguā ba. Nǐ kàn, zhè shàngmiàn xiězhe "xīguā bù tián bú yào qián".
How about watermelon? Look, it says here "If the watermelon isn't sweet, you don't have to pay".
Text 3
每次下课前，我都会把下次学生需要带的东西写在黑板上，
Měi cì xià kè qián, wǒ dōu huì bǎ xià cì xuéshēng xūyào dài de dōngxi xiě zài hēibǎn shàng,
Before each class ends, I write on the blackboard the things students need to bring next time,
Text 4
我会写。
Wǒ huì xiě.
I can write.
Text 3
对，这本书是我写的。
Duì, zhè běn shū shì wǒ xiě de.
Yes, I wrote this book.
Text 1
这个字怎么写？
Zhège zì zěnme xiě?
How do you write this character?
Text 3
而且还会觉得有点奇怪有些国家的人名写在姓前面，
érqiě hái huì juéde yǒudiǎn qíguài yǒuxiē guójiā de rénmíng xiě zài xìng qiánmiàn,
and also find it a bit strange that in some countries people's names are written before the surname,
Text 4
是啊，我觉得听和说还可以，读和写不好，很多字我都不知道什么意思。
Shì a, wǒ juéde tīng hé shuō hái kěyǐ, dú hé xiě bù hǎo, hěn duō zì wǒ dōu bù zhīdào shénme yìsi.
Yeah, I think listening and speaking are okay, but reading and writing are not good. I don't know what many characters mean.
Text 3
写得不错，除了这个句子意思有些不清楚以外，其他都没什么问题。
Xiě de búcuò, chúle zhège jùzi yìsi yǒuxiē bù qīngchu yǐwài, qítā dōu méi shénme wèntí.
Well written, except that the meaning of this sentence is a bit unclear; otherwise, everything else is fine.
Text 1
对不起，这个字我会读，不会写。
Duìbuqǐ, zhège zì wǒ huì dú, bú huì xiě.
Sorry, I can read this character, but I can't write it.
Text 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
447
Word Frequency Rank
203 of 84,292