Word: 写字 (xiězì) Traditional: 寫字 写字 dictionary entry xiězì to write (by hand); to practice calligraphy Full dictionary entry for 写字 Example sentences using 写字 5 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他写字时总忘了标点符号。 Tā xiězì shí zǒng wàngle biāodiǎnfúhào. He always forgets punctuation when he writes. 有了造纸术,写字方便了。 Yǒule zàozhǐshù, xiězì fāngbiànle. With papermaking, writing became more convenient. 爷爷喜欢用毛笔写字。 Yéye xǐhuan yòng máobǐ xiězì. Grandpa likes writing with a brush. 私塾先生教孩子们写字。 Sīshú xiānsheng jiào háizimen xiězì. The private school teacher taught the children to write. 那位文人喜欢写字画画。 Nà wèi wénrén xǐhuan xiězì huàhuà. That scholar likes calligraphy and painting.