Word: 写 (xiě, xiè)

下面写上我们班同学的名字。

Xiàmiàn xiě shàng wǒmen bān tóngxué de míngzi.

Underneath we wrote the names of the students in our class.

不，我没写。

Bù, wǒ méi xiě.

No, I didn't write it.

不管怎么说，我都把文章写完了。

Bùguǎn zěnme shuō, wǒ dōu bǎ wénzhāng xiě wánle.

In any case, I've finished writing the article.

书三写，“鱼”成“鲁”，“虚”成“虎”

shū sān xiě, “yú”chéng“Lǔ”, “xū”chéng“hǔ”

copy a book three times and 鱼 becomes 鲁, 虚 becomes 虎

书上写着这位大臣的谥号。

Shū shàng xiězhe zhèwèi dàchén de shìhào.

The book records this minister's posthumous title.

书的尾声写了他的结局。

Shū de wěishēng xiěle tā de jiéjú.

The epilogue of the book describes how he ended up.

书里写了五四运动的影响。

Shū lǐ xiěle Wǔsìyùndòng de yǐngxiǎng.

The book describes the impact of the May Fourth Movement.

今天我又没有写完作业。

Jīntiān wǒ yòu méiyǒu xiě wán zuòyè.

I didn't finish my homework today, either.

他三年写了三本书。

Tā sān nián xiěle sān běn shū.

He wrote three books in as many years.

他不是诗人；他写的是散文。

Tā bú shì shīrén; tā xiě de shì sǎnwén.

He isn't a poet; he's a prose writer.

他为什么写了那个。

Tā wèishénme xiěle nàge.

Why did he write that?

他从来没有把他的学说写下来。

Tā cónglái méiyǒu bǎ tā de xuéshuō xiě xiàlai.

He never wrote down his theories.

他们互相帮忙写作业。

Tāmen hùxiāng bāngmáng xiě zuòyè.

They helped each other do homework.

他们写的很多都没发生。

Tāmen xiě de hěn duō dōu méi fāshēng.

Much of what they wrote about never happened.

他们甚至没办法写自己的名字。

Tāmen shènzhì méi bànfǎ xiě zìjǐ de míngzi.

They didn't even know how to write their own names.

他会不会写这个字？

Tā huì búhuì xiě zhège zì?

Can he write this character?

他会说俄语，也会写俄文。

Tā huì shuō Éyǔ, yě huì xiě Éwén.

He can both speak and write Russian.

他俄语既会说，又会写。

Tā Éyǔ jì huì shuō, yòu huì xiě.

He can both speak and write Russian.

他再度拿起笔，写完了那封信。

Tā zàidù ná qǐbǐ, xiě wánle nà fēng xìn.

He picked up his pen once more and finished writing the letter.

他写了一本给孩子看的寓言。

Tā xiěle yìběn gěi háizi kàn de yùyán.

He wrote a book of fables for children.

他写了一篇关于性恶论的文章。

Tā xiěle yìpiān guānyú xìng'èlùn de wénzhāng.

He wrote an essay about the theory that human nature is evil.

他写了两本书。

Tā xiěle liǎng běn shū.

He has written two books.

他写了很多书留给后人。

Tā xiěle hěn duō shū liúgěi hòurén.

He wrote many books to leave for later generations.

他写了很多关于中国的书。

Tā xiěle hěn duō guānyú Zhōngguó de shū.

He wrote a lot of books on China.

他写了本关于美国南北战争的书。

Tā xiěle běn guānyú Měiguó nánběi zhànzhēng de shū.

He wrote a book about the American Civil War.

他写了这份报告。

Tā xiěle zhè fèn bàogào.

He wrote the report.

他写人物，喜欢用白描。

Tā xiě rénwù, xǐhuan yòng báimiáo.

When he writes about characters, he likes to use simple, direct portrayal.

他写得很匆忙。

Tā xiě de hěn cōngmáng.

He wrote it hurriedly.

他写文章写得很主观。

Tā xiě wénzhāng xiě de hěn zhǔguān.

His writing is very subjective.

他写文章嘲弄爱炫耀的人。

Tā xiě wénzhāng cháonòng ài xuànyào de rén.

He writes articles poking fun at people who like to show off.

他写毛笔字的功力真不一般。

Tā xiě Máobǐzì de gōnglì zhēn bù yìbān.

His skill at brush calligraphy is really extraordinary.

他写的信很简洁，一看就懂。

Tā xiě de xìn hěn jiǎnjié, yí kàn jiù dǒng.

The letter he wrote is concise and easy to understand at a glance.

他写的报告杂乱无章。

Tā xiě de bàogào záluànwúzhāng.

The report he wrote is chaotic and disorganized.

他写的是标准英文。

Tā xiě de shì biāozhǔn Yīngwén.

He writes correct English.

他写英文信吗？

Tā xiě Yīngwén xìn ma?

Does he write English letters?

他写过关于植物和树木的文章。

Tā xiěguo guānyú zhíwù hé shùmù de wénzhāng.

He wrote about plants and trees.

他写错了，用了同音字。

Tā xiě cuòle, yòng le tóngyīnzì.

He wrote it wrong and used a homophone character.

他回来的时候，我刚好写完了信。

Tā huílai de shíhou, wǒ gānghǎo xiě wánle xìn.

I had just written the letter when he came back.

他在信的最后写了此致。

Tā zài xìn de zuìhòu xiěle cǐzhì.

He wrote the polite closing at the end of the letter.

他在20岁的时候写了这本书。

Tā zài èrshí suì de shíhou xiěle zhè běn shū.

He wrote this book at the age of twenty.

他彻夜不睡，一直在写报告。

Tā chèyè bú shuì, yìzhí zài xiě bàogào.

He stayed up all night writing the report.

他很难写他的名字。

Tā hěn nán xiě tā de míngzi.

He can scarcely write his name.

他忘了写作业。

Tā wàngle xiě zuòyè.

He forgot to do his homework.

他打算写一部长篇小说。

Tā dǎsuàn xiě yíbù chángpiānxiǎoshuō.

He plans to write a novel.

他旅行期间，写了旅游日记。

Tā lǚxíng qījiān, xiěle lǚyóu rìjì.

He kept a diary during the trip.

他是不是用铅笔写的？

Tā shìbúshì yòng qiānbǐ xiě de?

Did he write it with a pencil? ⇒ Was it with a pencil that he wrote it?

他是用钢笔写的信。

Tā shì yòng gāngbǐ xiě de xìn.

He wrote the letter with a fountain pen.

他最喜欢写历史题材的小说。

Tā zuì xǐhuan xiě lìshǐ tícái de xiǎoshuō.

He likes writing novels with historical subject matter best.

他有用英文写日记的习惯。

Tā yǒuyòng Yīngwén xiě rìjì de xíguàn.

He keeps a diary in English.

他正在写一部长篇小说。

Tā zhèngzài xiě yíbù chángpiānxiǎoshuō.

He is writing a novel.

他犯了错，写了一份检讨。

Tā fànle cuò, xiěle yífèn jiǎntǎo.

He made a mistake and wrote a self-criticism.

他的儿子连自己的名字也不会写。

Tā de érzi lián zìjǐ de míngzi yě búhuì xiě.

His son cannot so much as write his own name.

他经常给报刊写文章。

Tā jīngcháng gěi bàokān xiě wénzhāng.

He often writes articles for the press.

他给我写了一张欠条。

Tā gěi wǒ xiěle yì zhāng qiàntiáo.

He wrote me an IOU.

他给我写了封信。

Tā gěi wǒ xiěle fēng xìn.

He wrote me a letter.

他花了三个月写完这首乐曲。

Tā huāle sān gè yuè xiě wán zhè shǒu yuèqǔ.

He spent three months finishing this composition.

他花了五年写这本专著。

Tā huāle wǔ nián xiě zhè běn zhuānzhù.

He spent five years writing this monograph.

他请了一位老师辅导女儿写作业。

Tā qǐngle yí wèi lǎoshī fǔdǎo nǚ'ér xiě zuòyè.

He hired a teacher to help his daughter with her homework.

他转载了我写的文章。

Tā zhuǎnzǎile wǒ xiě de wénzhāng.

He reprinted an article I wrote.

他辞职后潜心写小说。

Tā cízhí hòu qiánxīn xiě xiǎoshuō.

After quitting his job, he devoted himself to writing a novel.

他连字都不会念，更别说写了。

Tā lián zì dōu búhuì niàn, gèng biéshuō xiěle.

He can't even read, let alone write.

他连自己的名字也不会写。

Tā lián zìjǐ de míngzi yě búhuì xiě.

He cannot so much as write his own name.

他靠写影评赚点零花钱。

Tā kào xiě yǐngpíng zhuàn diǎn línghuāqián.

He earns a little pocket money by writing film reviews.

以下是我写的内容。

Yǐxià shì wǒ xiě de nèiróng.

Here's what I wrote.

价格标签上写着多少钱？

Jiàgébiāoqiān shàng xiězhe duōshǎo qián?

How much does the price tag say?

会议已经写进日程表了。

Huìyì yǐjīng xiě jìn rìchéngbiǎo le.

The meeting has already been added to the schedule.

作业写得太敷衍了。

Zuòyè xiě de tài fūyǎnle.

The homework was done far too half-heartedly.

作业要写得工整一点儿。

Zuòyè yào xiě de gōngzhěng yìdiǎnr.

Please write your homework a bit more neatly.

作业这么多，不如一鼓作气写完。

Zuòyè zhème duō, bùrú yìgǔzuòqì xiě wán.

With so much homework, you may as well finish it in one burst.

你什么也没写。

Nǐ shénme yě méi xiě.

You didn't write anything.

你们在写什么？

Nǐmen zài xiě shénme?

What are you writing?

你们的约定最好写成书面的。

Nǐmen de yuēdìng zuìhǎo xiě chéng shūmiàn de.

It would be best to put your agreement in writing.

你会写多少汉字？

Nǐ huì xiě duōshǎo hànzì?

How many Chinese characters can you write?

你信写完了吗？

Nǐ xìn xiě wánle ma?

Have you finished writing the letter yet?

你写作业一个小时就可以看电视。

Nǐ xiě zuòyè yí gè xiǎoshí jiù kěyǐ kàn diànshì.

Once you’ve done your homework for an hour, you can watch TV.

你写作业了没有？

Nǐ xiě zuòyè le méiyǒu?

Did you do the homework?

你写好报告了吗？

Nǐ xiě hǎo bàogào le ma?

Have you got the report yet?

你写文章都在哪里取材？

Nǐ xiě wénzhāng dōu zài nǎlǐ qǔcái?

Where do you find material for your articles?

你写这份报告花了多长时间？

Nǐ xiě zhè fèn bàogào huāle duō cháng shíjiān?

How long did it take you to write this report?

你在写什么？

Nǐ zài xiě shénme?

What are you writing?

你在哪儿写？

Nǐ zài nǎr xiě?

Where do you write?

你家的春联是自己写的吗？

Nǐ jiā de chūnlián shì zìjǐ xiě de ma?

Did you write your family's Spring Festival couplets yourself?

你应该重写这句话。

Nǐ yīnggāi zhòng xiě zhè jù huà.

You should rewrite this sentence.

你忘了在后面写句号。

Nǐ wàngle zài hòumian xiě jùhào.

You forgot to put a full stop at the end.

你把小数点写错位置了。

Nǐ bǎ xiǎoshùdiǎn xiě cuò wèizhile.

You wrote the decimal point in the wrong place.

你是不是把冒号写成逗号了？

Nǐ shìbúshì bǎ màohào xiě chéng dòuhào le?

Did you write a comma instead of a colon?

你的作文写得通顺吗？

Nǐ de zuòwén xiě de tōngshùn ma?

Is your essay written coherently?

你的姓氏怎么写？

Nǐ de xìngshì zěnme xiě?

How is your surname written?

你的字写得真漂亮！

Nǐ de zì xiě de zhēn piàoliang!

Your handwriting is really good!

你的论文写完了吗？

Nǐ de lùnwén xiě wánle ma?

Have you finished writing your thesis?

你读过司马迁写的故事吗？

Nǐ dúguo Sīmǎ Qiān xiě de gùshi ma?

Have you ever read the stories written by Sima Qian?

你读过孙子写的书吗？

Nǐ dúguo sūnzi xiě de shū ma?

Have you read the book Sunzi wrote?

你读过李时珍写的书吗？

Nǐ dúguo Lǐ Shízhēn xiě de shū ma?

Have you read the book Li Shizhen wrote?

信一写好，他就把它寄了。

Xìn yì xiě hǎo, tā jiù bǎ tā jìle.

Once he had written the letter, he sent it.

信封上写着小丁爸爸的名字。

Xìnfēng shàng xiězhe Xiǎo Dīng bàba de míngzi.

Xiaoding's father's name is written down on the envelope.

信是写给谁的？

Xìn shì xiě gěi shéi de?

Who was the letter written to?

信的结尾，他写了一句谢谢。

Xìn de jiéwěi, tā xiěle yíjù xièxie.

At the end of the letter, he wrote a line of thanks.

信的结尾要写此致和敬礼。

Xìn de jiéwěi yào xiě cǐzhì hé jìnglǐ.

At the end of a letter, you should write the closing salutation.

借条上写了还款日期吗？

Jiètiáo shàng xiěle háikuǎn rìqī ma?

Does the IOU have the repayment date on it?

借钱最好让对方写欠条。

Jièqián zuìhǎo ràng duìfāng xiě qiàntiáo.

When you lend money, it's best to have the other person write an IOU.