VocabularyHSK 3 · core

写

xiě

to write

Part of speech · verb

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Examples

请写你的名字。
Please write your name.
我在写信。
I am writing a letter.

Collocations

写信写字写完写错

Mnemonic

写 xiě "to write" — simplified from 寫. Compare with 谢 xiè (4th tone, "thanks") — similar pronunciation, different tone, completely different meaning. Tone matters!

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What does 写信 mean?