Word: 写 (xiě, xiè)

先学好拼音，进而学会写汉字。

Xiān xuéhǎo pīnyīn, jìn'ér xuéhuì xiě hànzì.

First learn pinyin well, and then go on to learn to write characters.

写作文不要被题目框住。

Xiě zuòwén búyào bèi tímù kuāng zhù.

When writing an essay, don't let the topic limit you.

写作文别堆砌好词，要说清楚。

Xiě zuòwén bié duīqì hǎo cí, yàoshuō qīngchu.

When writing an essay, don't pad it with fancy words; be clear.

写作文时别忘了标点。

Xiě zuòwén shí bié wàngle biāodiǎn.

Don't forget the punctuation when you write an essay.

写作文时，别用太多破折号。

Xiě zuòwén shí, bié yòng tài duō pòzhéhào.

When writing an essay, don't use too many dashes.

写好了要读两遍。

Xiě hǎole yào dú liǎng biàn.

Read it twice after writing it.

写律诗要注意平仄。

Xiě lǜshī yào zhùyì píngzè.

When writing regulated verse, you have to pay attention to level and oblique tones.

写报告时可以参考这本书。

Xiě bàogào shí kěyǐ cānkǎo zhè běn shū.

You can consult this book when writing your report.

写报告时要力求简单清楚。

Xiě bàogào shí yào lìqiú jiǎndān qīngchu.

When writing a report, strive to make it simple and clear.

写报告要用第一手数据。

Xiě bàogào yào yòng dìyīshǒu shùjù.

You should use first-hand data when writing a report.

写文章之前，先列一个大纲。

Xiě wénzhāng zhīqián, xiān liè yí gè dàgāng.

Before writing an essay, make an outline first.

写文章之前，先列一个提纲。

Xiě wénzhāng zhīqián, xiān liè yí gè tígāng.

Before writing an essay, make an outline first.

写文章以前，老师让我们先构思。

Xiě wénzhāng yǐqián, lǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiān gòusī.

Before writing an essay, the teacher has us plan it out first.

写文章前，你列纲要了吗？

Xiě wénzhāng qián, nǐ liè gāngyào le ma?

Did you make an outline before writing the essay?

写文章前，先列一个提纲。

Xiě wénzhāng qián, xiān liè yí gè tígāng.

Before writing an essay, make an outline first.

写文章时，你可以换一个同义词。

Xiě wénzhāng shí, nǐ kěyǐ huàn yí gè tóngyìcí.

When writing an essay, you can swap in a synonym.

写文章时，要多用书面语。

Xiě wénzhāng shí, yào duōyòng shūmiànyǔ.

When writing an essay, use more written language.

写文章用典要自然。

Xiě wénzhāng yòngdiǎn yào zìrán.

When you write an essay, the use of allusions should feel natural.

写日记是一个好习惯。

Xiě rìjì shì yí gè hǎo xíguàn.

Keeping a diary is a good habit.

写毛笔字最好用宣纸。

Xiě Máobǐzì zuìhǎo yòng xuānzhǐ.

It's best to use xuan paper for writing with a brush.

写毛笔字要注意线条的粗细。

Xiě Máobǐzì yào zhùyì xiàntiáo de cūxì.

When doing brush calligraphy, pay attention to the thickness of the lines.

写简历时，应该着重写什么？

Xiě jiǎnlì shí, yīnggāi zhuózhòng xiě shénme?

What should you emphasize when writing a résumé?

写论文前，我要先查很多文献。

Xiě lùnwén qián, wǒ yào xiān chá hěn duō wénxiàn.

Before writing my thesis, I have to look up a lot of reference material.

写这个字时，先写一横再写竖。

Xiě zhège zì shí, xiān xiě yì héng zài xiě shù.

When writing this character, write the horizontal stroke first and then the vertical one.

写这本书的是医生。

Xiě zhè běn shū de shì yīshēng.

The man who wrote this book is a doctor.

写错了可以撤销刚才的操作。

Xiě cuòle kěyǐ chèxiāo gāngcái de cāozuò.

If you make a mistake, you can undo your last action.

别指望我会帮你写作业。

Bié zhǐwàng wǒ huì bāng nǐ xiě zuòyè.

Don't expect me to help you with your homework.

别淘气了，快去写作业！

Bié táoqìle, kuài qù xiě zuòyè!

Stop being naughty and go do your homework!

别用红墨水写。

Bié yòng hóng mòshuǐ xiě.

Don't write in red ink.

劳动合同写明了工资。

Láodònghétong xiě míngle gōngzī.

The labor contract states the salary clearly.

历史书上写过很多次蝗灾。

Lìshǐ shū shàng xiěguo hěn duōcì huángzāi.

History books describe locust plagues many times.

句子最后要写一个句号。

Jùzi zuìhòu yào xiě yí gè jùhào.

You need to put a period at the end of a sentence.

只要他写作业，他就能玩游戏了。

Zhǐyào tā xiě zuòyè, tā jiù néng wán yóuxì le.

He can play computer games as long as he does his homework.

可以这样写吗？

Kěyǐ zhèyàng xiě ma?

Can I write it that way?

史书上是怎么写这件事的？

Shǐshū shàng shì zěnme xiě zhè jiàn shì de?

How does the history book describe this event?

司马迁写了一部著名史书。

Sīmǎ Qiān xiěle yíbù zhùmíng shǐshū.

Sima Qian wrote a famous history book.

合同上写着，甲付钱，乙送货。

Hétong shàng xiězhe, jiǎ fùqián, yǐ sònghuò.

The contract says that Party A pays and Party B delivers the goods.

合同里的规定写得很宽泛。

Hétong lǐ de guīdìng xiě de hěn kuānfàn.

The rules in the contract are written very broadly.

哥哥最近在写一篇短篇小说。

Gēge zuìjìn zài xiě yìpiān duǎnpiānxiǎoshuō.

My older brother has been writing a short story recently.

售价用红墨水写。

Shòujià yòng hóng mòshuǐ xiě.

The sale prices are written in red ink.

在你忘记之前把它写下来。

Zài nǐ wàngjì zhīqián bǎ tā xiě xiàlai.

Write it down before you forget it.

在睡觉前我写了五封信。

Zài shuìjiào qián wǒ xiěle wǔ fēng xìn.

I wrote five letters before I went to bed.

在苏联，句子写你！

Zài Sūlián, jùzi xiě nǐ!

In Soviet Russia, sentence writes you!

填地址时别忘了写邮编。

Tián dìzhǐ shí bié wàngle xiě yóubiān.

Don't forget to write the zip code when you fill in the address.

外婆喜欢用行书给我们写春联。

Wàipó xǐhuan yòng xíngshū gěi wǒmen xiě chūnlián.

My grandmother likes to write our Spring Festival couplets in running script.

外婆的脸上写满了岁月的沧桑。

Wàipó de liǎnshàng xiě mǎnle suìyuè de cāngsāng.

Grandma's face is full of the vicissitudes of the years.

她一个月写一次信给我。

Tā yí gè yuè xiě yícì xìn gěi wǒ.

She writes to me once a month.

她写了一封恳切的道歉信。

Tā xiěle yìfēng kěnqiè de dàoqiàn xìn.

She wrote a sincere letter of apology.

她写了一手漂亮的好字。

Tā xiěle yìshǒu piàoliang de hǎo zì.

She writes a very good hand.

她写了好多诗。

Tā xiěle hǎoduō shī.

She wrote a lot of poems.

她写小说写得废寝忘食。

Tā xiě xiǎoshuō xiě de fèiqǐnwàngshí.

She is so wrapped up in writing her novel that she forgets to sleep or eat.

她写得一手秀丽的字。

Tā xiě de yìshǒu xiùlì de zì.

She writes a beautiful hand.

她写得一手秀丽的小字。

Tā xiě de yìshǒu xiùlì de xiǎozì.

She writes small characters in a beautiful hand.

她写的字很难看。

Tā xiě de zì hěn nánkàn.

She's got terrible handwriting.

她写的小品很有生活味道。

Tā xiě de xiǎopǐn hěn yǒu shēnghuó wèidao.

The essays she writes are full of the flavor of everyday life.

她写的毛笔字清秀典雅。

Tā xiě de Máobǐzì qīngxiù diǎnyǎ.

Her brush calligraphy is graceful and elegant.

她在本子上写了几个字。

Tā zài běnzi shàng xiěle jǐ ge zì.

She wrote a few characters in her notebook.

她在黑板上写了什么？

Tā zài hēibǎn shàng xiěle shénme?

What did she write on the blackboard?

她在5年里写了5本小说。

Tā zài wǔ nián lǐ xiěle wǔ běn xiǎoshuō.

She wrote 5 novels in 5 years.

她已经写了三年的日记。

Tā yǐjīng xiěle sān nián de rìjì.

She has kept a diary for 3 years.

她已经写了几本书。

Tā yǐjīng xiěle jǐ běn shū.

She has written several books.

她把歌词写完了。

Tā bǎ gēcí xiě wánle.

She finished writing the lyrics.

她没能说服他为她写首歌。

Tā méi néng shuōfú tā wèi tā xiě shǒu gē.

She couldn't convince him to write a song for her.

她现在会写多少汉字？

Tā xiànzài huì xiě duōshǎo hànzì?

How many Chinese characters can you write now?

她用数字的形式写了日期。

Tā yòng shùzì de xíngshì xiěle rìqī.

She wrote the date in numeric form.

她的字写得很秀气。

Tā de zì xiě de hěn xiùqi.

Her handwriting is very delicate.

她给我写了一封真挚的感谢信。

Tā gěi wǒ xiěle yìfēng zhēnzhì de gǎnxièxìn.

She wrote me a sincere thank-you letter.

她要腾出一个晚上把论文给写完。

Tā yào téngchū yí gè wǎnshang bǎ lùnwén gěi xiě wán.

She's going to set aside an evening to finish writing her essay.

妈妈每天监督我写作业。

Māma měitiān jiāndū wǒ xiě zuòyè.

My mom supervises me doing my homework every day.

婉约的诗常常写爱情和思念。

Wǎnyuē de shī chángcháng xiě àiqíng hé sīniàn.

Graceful, restrained poems often write about love and longing.

字典上写的不总是对的。

Zìdiǎn shàng xiě de bù zǒngshì duì de.

What a dictionary says is not always right.

孙思邈写过不少药方。

Sūn Sīmiǎo xiěguo bùshǎo yàofāng.

Sun Simiao wrote quite a few medical prescriptions.

学校门口的标语写着：安全第一。

Xuéxiào ménkǒu de biāoyǔ xiězhe: ānquán dìyī.

The slogan at the school gate reads: Safety first.

学生们在写他们的作业。

Xuéshengmen zài xiě tāmen de zuòyè.

The students are doing their homework.

宝宝的喜怒哀乐都写在脸上。

Bǎobao de xǐnù'āilè dōu xiě zài liǎnshàng.

The baby's emotions are all written on his face.

对不起我没有铅笔去写。

Duìbùqǐ wǒ méiyǒu qiānbǐ qù xiě.

I'm sorry I have no pencil to write with.

对了，你们当中写日记的有几位？

Duì le, nǐmen dāngzhōng xiě rìjì de yǒu jǐ wèi?

By the way, how many of you are keeping a diary?

将你需要的药物写在这张纸上。

Jiāng nǐ xūyào de yàowù xiě zài zhè zhāng zhǐ shàng.

Write down the medications you need on this piece of paper.

小说里的人物写得很丰满。

Xiǎoshuō lǐ de rénwù xiě de hěn fēngmǎn.

The characters in the novel are very well rounded.

小说里的角色写得很丰满。

Xiǎoshuō lǐ de juésè xiě de hěn fēngmǎn.

The characters in the novel are fully rounded.

年底我要写一份总结。

Niándǐ wǒ yào xiě yífèn zǒngjié.

At the end of the year I have to write a summary.

很抱歉我忘了写作业。

Hěn bàoqiàn wǒ wàngle xiě zuòyè.

I'm sorry, I forgot my homework.

快递单上的邮编写错了。

Kuàidì dān shàng de yóubiān xiě cuòle.

The postal code on the delivery slip was written wrong.

想把字写得漂亮一些。

Xiǎng bǎ zì xiě de piàoliang yìxiē.

I want to improve my penmanship.

懂语法是写文章的前提。

Dǒng yǔfǎ shì xiě wénzhāng de qiántí.

Understanding grammar is a prerequisite for writing essays.

我丈夫正在写这本书。

Wǒ zhàngfu zhèngzài xiě zhè běn shū.

The book is being written by my husband.

我上中学的时候有写日记的习惯。

Wǒ shàng zhōngxué de shíhou yǒu xiě rìjì de xíguàn.

I used to keep a diary when I was at high school.

我不会写中文。

Wǒ búhuì xiě Zhōngwén.

I can't write in Chinese.

我不会写繁体字，但我可以读。

Wǒ búhuì xiě fántǐzì, dàn wǒ kěyǐ dú.

I cannot write traditional characters, but I am fine reading them.

我不知道如何读或写。

Wǒ bù zhīdào rúhé dú huò xiě.

I do not know how to read nor write.

我中午前写完这封信了。

Wǒ zhōngwǔ qián xiě wán zhè fēng xìn le.

I finished writing the letter by noon.

我买了份英文写的报纸。

Wǒ mǎile fèn Yīngwén xiě de bàozhǐ.

I bought a newspaper written in English.

我今早写的是什么？

Wǒ jīn zǎo xiě de shì shénme?

What was I writing this morning?

我们写汉字也非常好。

Wǒmen xiě hànzì yě fēicháng hǎo.

We also write Chinese characters very well.

我全写下来了。

Wǒ quán xiě xiàlai le.

I wrote it all down.

我写了这本书。

Wǒ xiěle zhè běn shū.

I wrote this book.

我写了那些东西。

Wǒ xiěle nèixiē dōngxi.

I wrote that.

我写什么是我的事。

Wǒ xiě shénme shì wǒ de shì.

What I write is my business.

我写，故我在。

Wǒ xiě, gù wǒ zài.

I write, therefore I am.

我写错了一个字。

Wǒ xiě cuòle yí gè zì.

I miswrote a word.