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写字
Traditional Chinese
寫字
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
xiě zì
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
se2 ji6
Short definition to write characters
Usage frequency Common
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All available English definitions to write charactersAdso icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to write
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: to write characters
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: Write; lettering
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: '
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汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
真的(zhēn de) really
不能读
(huò) or
写字(xiě zì) to write characters
(ma) (question tag)

Is it true that Tom can't read or write?

(tā) another
(liù) 6
岁的( suì de) highteen
时候(shíhòu) time
学会了(xué huì le) to learn
(yòng) hence
打字机(dǎ zì jī) typewriter
便(biànbiàn pián) so
(hé) with
老师(lǎo shī) teacher
(shuō) to scold
(tā) another
不用(bù yòng) need not
(xué) -ology
执笔(zhí bǐ) to write
写字(xiě zì) to write characters
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

At the age of six he had learned to use the typewriter and told the teacher that he did not need to learn to write by hand.

我试(wǒshì)
([missing]) to use
(yòng) hence
左手(zuǒ shǒu) left hand
写字(xiě zì) to write characters

I tried to write with the left hand.

(wǒ) I
(cháng) to taste
试用(shì yòng) on probation
左手(zuǒ shǒu) left hand
写字(xiě zì) to write characters

I tried writing with my left hand.

她用( tā yòng)
左手(zuǒ shǒu) left hand
写字(xiě zì) to write characters

She writes with her left hand.

T i m
写字(xiě zì) to write characters
(xiàng) such as
(gè) variant of 個个ge4
左撇子(zuǒ piē zǐ zuǒ piě zi) left-handed

Tim writes left-handed.

(tā) she
不能(bù néng) to be unable
写字(xiě zì) to write characters
也不能(yěbùnéng)
(kàn) to read
(shū) book

She cannot write or read.

当他( dāng tā)
写字(xiě zì) to write characters
(shí) when
(tā) another
总是(zǒng shì) always
随手(suí shǒu) in passing
拿著(názhe)
一本字典(yī běn zì diǎn) a character dictionary

When he writes, he always keeps a dictionary at hand.

(yòng) hence
(fěn) pink
(bǐ) writing brush
写字(xiě zì) to write characters
不容易(bù róng yì) not easy

It is not easy to write in chalk.

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