写 (xiě) — to write; to compose; to describe; to draw.
Memory aid: Under a cover (冖), a brush sweeps a long stroke: write.
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 yīng gāi bǎ zhè piān wén zhāng xiě de gèng qīng chu yì xiē. — 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.
- 为了赶在截止日期前完成剧本，他废寝忘食地写了好几天。 — Wèi le gǎn zài jié zhǐ rì qī qián wán chéng jù běn, tā fèi qǐn wàng shí de xiě le hǎo jǐ tiān. — To finish the script before the deadline, he wrote for several days, forgetting to eat and sleep.
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