写字 寫字
写字 寫字 xiě zì ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ se2 zi6
- to write (by hand)
- to practice calligraphy
Stroke order
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More words with these characters
写 寫
- 填写 填寫 tián xiě ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄝˇ tin4 se2 to fill in a form
- 写作 寫作 xiě zuò ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ se2 zok3 to write
- 写实 寫實 xiě shí ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄕˊ se2 sat6 realism
- 写照 寫照 xiě zhào ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄠˋ se2 ziu3 portrayal
- 抄写 抄寫 chāo xiě ㄔㄠ ㄒㄧㄝˇ caau1 se2 to copy
Show 15 more words with 写 寫
- 描写 描寫 miáo xiě ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄝˇ miu4 se2 to describe; to depict; to portray
- 撰写 撰寫 zhuàn xiě ㄓㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ zaan6 se2 to write
- 书写 書寫 shū xiě ㄕㄨ ㄒㄧㄝˇ syu1 se2 to write
- 编写 編寫 biān xiě ㄅㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄝˇ pin1 se2 to compile
- 听写 聽寫 tīng xiě ㄊㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ting1 se2 (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation
- 写字楼 寫字樓 xiě zì lóu ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄡˊ se2 zi6 lau4 office building
- 写字台 寫字檯 xiě zì tái ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄊㄞˊ se2 zi6 toi2 writing desk
- 乱写 亂寫 luàn xiě ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ lyun6 se2 to write without basis
- 代写 代寫 dài xiě ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ doi6 se2 to write as substitute for sb
- 倒写 倒寫 dào xiě ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ dou2 se2 mirror writing
- 侧写 側寫 cè xiě ㄘㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ zak1 se2 to profile
- 传写 傳寫 chuán xiě ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄝˇ cyun4 se2 to copy
- 刻写 刻寫 kè xiě ㄎㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ hak1 se2 to inscribe
- 涂写 塗寫 tú xiě ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄝˇ tou4 se2 to daub
- 大写 大寫 dà xiě ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ daai6 se2 capital letters
字
- 八字 bā zì ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ baat3 zi6 the character 8 or 八
- 名字 míng zi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
- 字典 zì diǎn ㄗˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zi6 din2 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
- 字幕 zì mù ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ zi6 mok6 subtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
- 字样 字樣 zì yàng ㄗˋ ㄧㄤˋ zi6 joeng6 model or template character
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- 字母 zì mǔ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˇ zi6 mou5 letter (of the alphabet)
- 字眼 zì yǎn ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ zi6 ngaan5 wording
- 字迹 字跡 zì jì ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˋ zi6 zik1 handwriting
- 字体 字體 zì tǐ ㄗˋ ㄊㄧˇ zi6 tai2 calligraphic style
- 打字 dǎ zì ㄉㄚˇ ㄗˋ daa2 zi6 to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)
- 数字 數字 shù zì ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ sou3 zi6 numeral
- 文字 wén zì ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ man4 zi6 character
- 汉字 漢字 hàn zì ㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ hon3 zi6 Chinese character(s)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 签字 簽字 qiān zì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄗˋ cim1 zi2 to sign (one's name)
- 识字 識字 shí zì ㄕˊ ㄗˋ sik1 zi6 to learn to read
- 赤字 chì zì ㄔˋ ㄗˋ cek3 zi6 (financial) deficit
- 错字 錯字 cuò zì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ co3 zi6 incorrect character
- 写字楼 寫字樓 xiě zì lóu ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄡˊ se2 zi6 lau4 office building
- 写字台 寫字檯 xiě zì tái ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄊㄞˊ se2 zi6 toi2 writing desk
Idioms with these characters
- 敬惜字纸 敬惜字紙 jìng xī zì zhǐ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧ ㄗˋ ㄓˇ ging3 sik1 zi6 zi2 to treasure written material as a cultural resource (idiom)
- 识文断字 識文斷字 shí wén duàn zì ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄗˋ sik1 man4 dyun3 zi6 (idiom) able to read; literate
- 天文数字 天文數字 tiān wén shù zì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ tin1 man4 sou2 zi6 (idiom) astronomical figure
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- 咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì ㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ ngaau5 man4 zoek3 zi6 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
- 一字褒贬 一字褒貶 yī zì bāo biǎn ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄠ ㄅㄧㄢˇ jat1 zi6 bou1 bin2 lit. to dispense praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
- 一字不差 yī zì bù chà ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚˋ jat1 zi6 bat1 caa1 (idiom) word for word; verbatim; without a single mistake or omission
- 一字不提 yī zì bù tí ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ jat1 zi6 bat1 tai4 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
- 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ jat1 zi6 cin1 gam1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
- 一字一泪 一字一淚 yī zì yī lèi ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄧ ㄌㄟˋ jat1 zi6 jat1 leoi6 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
- 载酒问字 載酒問字 zài jiǔ wèn zì ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄗˋ zoi3 zau2 man6 zi6 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 写字 寫字 母 。
I write letters.
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她 用 左手 写字 寫字 。
She writes with her left hand.
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她 不会 不會 读书 讀書 写字 寫字 。
She can't write or read.
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我 尝试 嘗試 用 左手 写字 寫字 。
I tried writing with my left hand.
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用 粉笔 粉筆 写字 寫字 不容 易 。
It is not easy to write in chalk.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.