Word: 寫 (xiě)

下面寫上我們班同學的名字。

Xiàmiàn xiě shàng wǒmen bān tóngxué de míngzi.

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

不，我沒寫。

Bù, wǒ méi xiě.

No, I didn't write it.

不管怎麼說，我都把文章寫完了。

Bùguǎn zěnme shuō, wǒ dōu bǎ wénzhāng xiě wánle.

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

書上寫著這位大臣的諡號。

Shū shàng xiězhe zhèwèi dàchén de shìhào.

The book records this minister's posthumous title.

書的尾聲寫了他的結局。

Shū de wěishēng xiěle tā de jiéjú.

The epilogue of the book describes how he ended up.

書里寫了五四運動的影響。

Shū lǐ xiěle Wǔsìyùndòng de yǐngxiǎng.

The book describes the impact of the May Fourth Movement.

今天我又沒有寫完作業。

Jīntiān wǒ yòu méiyǒu xiě wán zuòyè.

I didn't finish my homework today, either.

他三年寫了三本書。

Tā sān nián xiěle Sānběn shū.

He wrote three books in as many years.

他不是詩人；他寫的是散文。

Tā bú shì shīrén; tā xiě de shì sǎnwén.

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

他為什麼寫了那個。

Tā wèishénme xiěle nàge.

Why did he write that?

他從來沒有把他的學說寫下來。

Tā cónglái méiyǒu bǎ tā de xuéshuō xiě xiàlai.

He never wrote down his theories.

他們互相幫忙寫作業。

Tāmen hùxiāng bāngmáng xiě zuòyè.

They helped each other do homework.

他們寫的很多都沒發生。

Tāmen xiě de hěn duō dōu méi fāshēng.

Much of what they wrote about never happened.

他們甚至沒辦法寫自己的名字。

Tāmen shènzhì méi bànfǎ xiě zìjǐ de míngzi.

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

他會不會寫這個字？

Tā huì búhuì xiě zhège zì?

Can he write this character?

他會說俄語，也會寫俄文。

Tā huì shuō Éyǔ, yě huì xiě Éwén.

He can both speak and write Russian.

他俄語既會說，又會寫。

Tā Éyǔ jì huì shuō, yòu huì xiě.

He can both speak and write Russian.

他再度拿起筆，寫完了那封信。

Tā zàidù ná qǐbǐ, xiě wánle nà fēng xìn.

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

他寫了一本給孩子看的寓言。

Tā xiěle yìběn gěi háizi kàn de yùyán.

He wrote a book of fables for children.

他寫了一篇關於性惡論的文章。

Tā xiěle yìpiān guānyú xìng'èlùn de wénzhāng.

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

他寫了兩本書。

Tā xiěle liǎng běn shū.

He has written two books.

他寫了很多書留給後人。

Tā xiěle hěn duō shū liúgěi hòurén.

He wrote many books to leave for later generations.

他寫了很多關於中國的書。

Tā xiěle hěn duō guānyú Zhōngguó de shū.

He wrote a lot of books on China.

他寫了本關於美國南北戰爭的書。

Tā xiěle běn guānyú Měiguó nánběi zhànzhēng de shū.

He wrote a book about the American Civil War.

他寫了這份報告。

Tā xiěle zhè fèn bàogào.

He wrote the report.

他寫人物，喜歡用白描。

Tā xiě rénwù, xǐhuan yòng báimiáo.

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

他寫得很匆忙。

Tā xiě de hěn cōngmáng.

He wrote it hurriedly.

他寫文章寫得很主觀。

Tā xiě wénzhāng xiě de hěn zhǔguān.

His writing is very subjective.

他寫文章嘲弄愛炫耀的人。

Tā xiě wénzhāng cháonòng ài xuànyào de rén.

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

他寫毛筆字的功力真不一般。

Tā xiě Máobǐzì de gōnglì zhēn bù yìbān.

His skill at brush calligraphy is really extraordinary.

他寫的信很簡潔，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.

他寫的報告雜亂無章。

Tā xiě de bàogào záluànwúzhāng.

The report he wrote is chaotic and disorganized.

他寫的是標準英文。

Tā xiě de shì biāozhǔn Yīngwén.

He writes correct English.

他寫英文信嗎？

Tā xiě Yīngwén xìn ma?

Does he write English letters?

他寫過關於植物和樹木的文章。

Tā xiěguo guānyú zhíwù hé shùmù de wénzhāng.

He wrote about plants and trees.

他寫錯了，用了同音字。

Tā xiě cuòle, yòng le tóngyīnzì.

He wrote it wrong and used a homophone character.

他回來的時候，我剛好寫完了信。

Tā huílai de shíhou, wǒ gānghǎo xiě wánle xìn.

I had just written the letter when he came back.

他在信的最後寫了此致。

Tā zài xìn de zuìhòu xiěle cǐzhì.

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

他在20歲的時候寫了這本書。

Tā zài èrshí suì de shíhou xiěle zhè běn shū.

He wrote this book at the age of twenty.

他徹夜不睡，一直在寫報告。

Tā chèyè bú shuì, yìzhí zài xiě bàogào.

He stayed up all night writing the report.

他很難寫他的名字。

Tā hěn nán xiě tā de míngzi.

He can scarcely write his name.

他忘了寫作業。

Tā wàngle xiě zuòyè.

He forgot to do his homework.

他打算寫一部長篇小說。

Tā dǎsuàn xiě yíbù chángpiānxiǎoshuō.

He plans to write a novel.

他旅行期間，寫了旅遊日記。

Tā lǚxíng qījiān, xiěle lǚyóu rìjì.

He kept a diary during the trip.

他是不是用鉛筆寫的？

Tā shìbúshì yòng qiānbǐ xiě de?

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

他是用鋼筆寫的信。

Tā shì yòng gāngbǐ xiě de xìn.

He wrote the letter with a fountain pen.

他最喜歡寫歷史題材的小說。

Tā zuì xǐhuan xiě lìshǐ tícái de xiǎoshuō.

He likes writing novels with historical subject matter best.

他有用英文寫日記的習慣。

Tā yǒuyòng Yīngwén xiě rìjì de xíguàn.

He keeps a diary in English.

他正在寫一部長篇小說。

Tā zhèngzài xiě yíbù chángpiānxiǎoshuō.

He is writing a novel.

他犯了錯，寫了一份檢討。

Tā fànle cuò, xiěle yífèn jiǎntǎo.

He made a mistake and wrote a self-criticism.

他的兒子連自己的名字也不會寫。

Tā de érzi lián zìjǐ de míngzi yě búhuì xiě.

His son cannot so much as write his own name.

他經常給報刊寫文章。

Tā jīngcháng gěi bàokān xiě wénzhāng.

He often writes articles for the press.

他給我寫了一張欠條。

Tā gěi wǒ xiěle yì zhāng qiàntiáo.

He wrote me an IOU.

他給我寫了封信。

Tā gěi wǒ xiěle fēng xìn.

He wrote me a letter.

他花了三個月寫完這首樂曲。

Tā huāle sān gè yuè xiě wán zhè shǒu yuèqǔ.

He spent three months finishing this composition.

他花了五年寫這本專著。

Tā huāle wǔ nián xiě zhè běn zhuānzhù.

He spent five years writing this monograph.

他請了一位老師輔導女兒寫作業。

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

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

他轉載了我寫的文章。

Tā zhuǎnzǎile wǒ xiě de wénzhāng.

He reprinted an article I wrote.

他辭職後潛心寫小說。

Tā cízhí hòu qiánxīn xiě xiǎoshuō.

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

他連字都不會念，更別說寫了。

Tā lián zì dōu búhuì niàn, gèng biéshuō xiěle.

He can't even read, let alone write.

他連自己的名字也不會寫。

Tā lián zìjǐ de míngzi yě búhuì xiě.

He cannot so much as write his own name.

他靠寫影評賺點零花錢。

Tā kào xiě yǐngpíng zhuàn diǎn línghuāqián.

He earns a little pocket money by writing film reviews.

以下是我寫的內容。

Yǐxià shì wǒ xiě de nèiróng.

Here's what I wrote.

價格標籤上寫著多少錢？

Jiàgébiāoqiān shàng xiězhe duōshǎo qián?

How much does the price tag say?

會議已經寫進日程表了。

Huìyì yǐjīng xiě jìn rìchéngbiǎo le.

The meeting has already been added to the schedule.

作業寫得太敷衍了。

Zuòyè xiě de tài fūyǎnle.

The homework was done far too half-heartedly.

作業要寫得工整一點兒。

Zuòyè yào xiě de gōngzhěng yìdiǎnr.

Please write your homework a bit more neatly.

作業這麼多，不如一鼓作氣寫完。

Zuòyè zhème duō, bùrú yìgǔzuòqì xiě wán.

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

你什麼也沒寫。

Nǐ shénme yě méi xiě.

You didn't write anything.

你們在寫什麼？

Nǐmen zài xiě shénme?

What are you writing?

你們的約定最好寫成書面的。

Nǐmen de yuēdìng zuìhǎo xiě chéng shūmiàn de.

It would be best to put your agreement in writing.

你會寫多少漢字？

Nǐ huì xiě duōshǎo hànzì?

How many Chinese characters can you write?

你信寫完了嗎？

Nǐ xìn xiě wánle ma?

Have you finished writing the letter yet?

你寫作業一個小時就可以看電視。

Nǐ xiě zuòyè yí gè xiǎoshí jiù kěyǐ kàn diànshì.

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

你寫作業了沒有？

Nǐ xiě zuòyè le méiyǒu?

Did you do the homework?

你寫好報告了嗎？

Nǐ xiě hǎo bàogào le ma?

Have you got the report yet?

你寫文章都在哪裡取材？

Nǐ xiě wénzhāng dōu zài nǎlǐ qǔcái?

Where do you find material for your articles?

你寫這份報告花了多長時間？

Nǐ xiě zhè fèn bàogào huāle duō cháng shíjiān?

How long did it take you to write this report?

你在寫什麼？

Nǐ zài xiě shénme?

What are you writing?

你在哪兒寫？

Nǐ zài nǎr xiě?

Where do you write?

你家的春聯是自己寫的嗎？

Nǐ jiā de chūnlián shì zìjǐ xiě de ma?

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

你應該重寫這句話。

Nǐ yīnggāi zhòng xiě zhè jù huà.

You should rewrite this sentence.

你忘了在後面寫句號。

Nǐ wàngle zài hòumian xiě jùhào.

You forgot to put a full stop at the end.

你把小數點寫錯位置了。

Nǐ bǎ xiǎoshùdiǎn xiě cuò wèizhile.

You wrote the decimal point in the wrong place.

你是不是把冒號寫成逗號了？

Nǐ shìbúshì bǎ màohào xiě chéng dòuhào le?

Did you write a comma instead of a colon?

你的作文寫得通順嗎？

Nǐ de zuòwén xiě de tōngshùn ma?

Is your essay written coherently?

你的姓氏怎麼寫？

Nǐ de xìngshì zěnme xiě?

How is your surname written?

你的字寫得真漂亮！

Nǐ de zì xiě de zhēn piàoliang!

Your handwriting is really good!

你的論文寫完了嗎？

Nǐ de lùnwén xiě wánle ma?

Have you finished writing your thesis?

你讀過司馬遷寫的故事嗎？

Nǐ dúguo Sīmǎ Qiān xiě de gùshi ma?

Have you ever read the stories written by Sima Qian?

你讀過孫子寫的書嗎？

Nǐ dúguo sūnzi xiě de shū ma?

Have you read the book Sunzi wrote?

你讀過李時珍寫的書嗎？

Nǐ dúguo Lǐ Shízhēn xiě de shū ma?

Have you read the book Li Shizhen wrote?

信一寫好，他就把它寄了。

Xìn yì xiě hǎo, tā jiù bǎ tā jìle.

Once he had written the letter, he sent it.

信封上寫著小丁爸爸的名字。

Xìnfēng shàng xiězhe Xiǎo Dīng bàba de míngzi.

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

信是寫給誰的？

Xìn shì xiě gěi shéi de?

Who was the letter written to?

信的結尾，他寫了一句謝謝。

Xìn de jiéwěi, tā xiěle yíjù xièxie.

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

信的結尾要寫此致和敬禮。

Xìn de jiéwěi yào xiě cǐzhì hé jìnglǐ.

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

借條上寫了還款日期嗎？

Jiètiáo shàng xiěle háikuǎn rìqī ma?

Does the IOU have the repayment date on it?

借錢最好讓對方寫欠條。

Jièqián zuìhǎo ràng duìfāng xiě qiàntiáo.

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

先學好拼音，進而學會寫漢字。

Xiān xuéhǎo pīnyīn, jìn'ér xuéhuì xiě hànzì.

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