How to say “write” in Chinese
write (by hand); writing
“Write” in Chinese is 书写, shū xiě: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
书写 is read shū xiě: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “书写”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 书写. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他的汉字书写得很整齐tādeHànzìshūxiědehěnzhěngqíHe writes characters very neatly.
More words from the lesson “Spoken and written”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “write” in Chinese?
“Write” in Chinese is 书写, pinyin shūxiě.
What does 书写 mean?
书写 (shūxiě) means “write (by hand); writing”.
How do you write 书写?
书写 is 2 characters: 书 (shū) — book; 写 (xiě) — write. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 书写?
书写 is read shūxiě. Tones: shū — first tone, xiě — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“write” in the lesson “Spoken and written”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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