xiě

write; draw, sketch; compose

DEFINITIONS

寫 xiě
  • to write

WORDS

cā xiě to erase
gǎi xiě to revise; to edit
時輟 shí xiě shí chuò to write for a bit then give up; to write in fits and starts
shū xiě to write
不能症 shū xiě bù néng zhèng agraphia
符號 shū xiě fú hào writing symbol
語言 shū xiě yǔ yán written language
mó xiě variant of 摹寫|摹写[mo2 xie3]
器 shāo xiě qì programmer (electronics)
tè xiě feature article; close-up (filmmaking, photography etc)
jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form; the simplified form of a character; to abbreviate (a word or expression); to write in simple language
biān xiě to compile
suō xiě abbreviation; to abridge
shàn xiě to copy; to transcribe
tīng xiě (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by ear
善算 néng xiě shàn suàn to be literate and numerate (idiom)
lín xiě to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
fù xiě to duplicate; to carbon copy
紙 fù xiě zhǐ carbon paper
wù xiě to unwittingly write the wrong thing
téng xiě to transcribe; to make a fair copy
pǔ xiě to compose (a piece of music); (fig.) to create, by one's actions, a narrative (generally one that can be recounted with pride)
yì xiě to translate; to render foreign words; to transliterate
dú xiě reading and writing
能力 dú xiě néng lì literacy