写 (xiě) — to write; to compose; to describe; to draw.
Example sentences with 写:
- 你会写汉字吗？ — Nǐ huì xiě Hànzì ma? — Can you write Chinese characters?
- 请在这里写上你的名字。 — Qǐng zài zhèlǐ xiě shàng nǐ de míngzi. — Please write your name here.
- 我正在给朋友写一封信。 — Wǒ zhèngzài gěi péngyǒu xiě yī fēng xìn. — I am writing a letter to my friend.
- 你应该把这篇文章写得更清楚一些。 — Nǐ yīnggāi bǎ zhè piān wénzhāng xiě dé gèng qīngchu yīxiē. — You should write this article more clearly.
- 这位作家写了很多感人的小说。 — Zhè wèi zuòjiā xiěle hěnduō gǎnrén de xiǎoshuō. — This author has written many moving novels.
- 为了构思剧本，他不得不废寝忘食地写了好几天。 — Wèile gòusī jùběn, tā bùdébù fèiqǐnwàngshí de xiěle hǎo jǐ tiān. — In order to conceive the script, he had to write for several days, forgetting even to eat or sleep.
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