寫 [写]

Jyutping se2
Pinyin xiè

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Used in 寫意／写意 (xièyì, “comfortable; easy”).

寫 [写]

Jyutping se2
Pinyin xiě

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to write
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) 1. sketch; 2. draw;
  2. to write/to sketch/to compose/to write out/to describe
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    將字​、​符號​劃出​嚟​，​用​嚟​表達​意思
    to write
    • 而家好少人寫信。
      而家好少人写信。
      Few people write letters nowadays.
  2. 動詞
    將​一系列​嘅​字​組​合成​章句
    to compose
    • 寫code
      写code
      to (write) code
    • 我唔識寫詩。
      我唔识写诗。
      I do not know how to compose a poem.
  3. 動詞
    儲存​資料
    to save data
    • 餅帶花咗，寫唔倒。
      饼带花咗，写唔倒。
      The tape is scratched and cannot be written on anymore.
    • 我會將資料寫落SSD。
      我会将资料写落SSD。
      I will save the data to the SSD.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    to carry; to relay
  2. character
    to compose (a text or work); to write; to draft; to create
    • 我給媽媽寫了一封信。
      我给妈妈写了一封信。
      wǒ gěi mā ma xiě le yī fēng xìn ．
      I wrote a letter to my mother.
  3. character, obsolete
    to place; to displace; to relocate
  4. character
    to write (with a pen, brush, etc.); to write down
  5. character
    to draw; to sketch; to portrait
  6. character, obsolete
    to rent
  7. character, obsolete
    to express; to pour out (one's heart, troubles, etc.); to exhaust
  8. character
    to follow; to describe; to depict
  9. character
    to copy; to transcribe
  10. character
    to sign; to formalise
  11. character, obsolete
    to reflect; to resemble; to echo
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. write
  2. draw, sketch
  3. compose
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    BYSM
  5. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    JHXF
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级词汇表 #409
  2. HSK3 一级汉字表 #249
  3. HSK3 初等手写字表 #252
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    请写信告诉我你们学校的情况。
    請寫信告訴我你們學校的情況。
    qǐng xiě xìn gào sù wǒ nǐ men xué xiào de qíng kuàng 。
    • Please write to me about conditions at your school.
  2. Mandarin
    写下你名字的大写字母。
    寫下你名字的大寫字母。
    xiě xià nǐ míng zi de dà xiě zì mǔ 。
    • Write your name in capitals.
    • Write your name in capital letters.
  3. Mandarin
    许多词是根据拼写来发音的，不过有些不是。
    許多詞是根據拼寫來發音的，不過有些不是。
    xǔ duō cí shì gēn jù pīn xiě lái fā yīn de ， bù guò yǒu xiē bú shi 。
    • Many words are pronounced according to the spelling, but some are not.
  4. Mandarin
    我一直忙于写一部短篇小说。
    我一直忙於寫一部短篇小説。
    wǒ yī zhí máng yú xiě yī bù duǎn piān xiǎo shuō 。
    • I have been busy writing a short story.
    • I've been busy writing a short story.
  5. Mandarin
    你只要在这里写下你的姓名和地址就行了。
    你只要在這裏寫下你的姓名和地址就行了。
    nǐ zhǐ yào zài zhè lǐ xiě xià nǐ de xìng míng hé dì zhǐ jiù xíng le 。
    • All you have to do is to write your name and address here.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    你今日写咗日记未呀？
    你今日寫咗日記未呀？
    nei5 gam1 jat6 se2 zo2 jat6 gei3 mei6 aa3 ？
    • Have you already written in your diary today?
  2. Cantonese
    请你写低你嘅真实经验。
    請你寫低你嘅真實經驗。
    cing2 nei5 se2 dai1 nei5 ge3 zan1 sat6 ging1 jim6 。
    • Please write about your real experience.
  3. Cantonese
    佢拎起支笔，然后就开始写。
    佢拎起支筆，然後就開始寫。
    keoi5 ling1 hei2 zi1 bat1 ， jin4 hau6 zau6 hoi1 ci2 se2 。
    • He took up his pen and began to write.
  4. Cantonese
    佢写文章写得好主观。
    佢寫文章寫得好主觀。
    keoi5 se2 man4 zoeng1 se2 dak1 hou3 zyu2 gun1 。
    • His writing is very subjective.
  5. Cantonese
    用英文写情信好难写得好。
    用英文寫情信好難寫得好。
    jung6 jing1 man4 se2 cing4 seon3 hou2 naan4 se2 dak1 hou3 。
    • It isn't easy to write a love letter in English.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    特写镜头
    特寫鏡頭
    dak6 se2 geng3 tau4
    • close-up shot
  2. Cantonese
    笛卡儿曾经用拉丁文写过书。
    笛卡兒曾經用拉丁文寫過書。
    dek6 kaa1 ji4 cang4 ging1 jung6 laai1 ding1 man4 se2 gwo3 syu1.
    • Descartes wrote a book in Latin.
  3. Cantonese
    你唔好再得罪佢啦，佢又会写落小气簿度㗎啦！
    你唔好再得罪佢啦，佢又會寫落小氣簿度㗎啦！
    nei5 m4 hou2 zoi3 dak1 zeoi6 keoi5 laa1, keoi5 jau6 wui5 se2 lok6 siu2 hei3 bou2 dou6 gaa3 laa1
    • Don’t offend her again, as she is going to mark that down in her heart.
  4. Cantonese
    篇文立意好清晰，写得好好。
    篇文立意好清晰，寫得好好。
    pin1 man2 laap6 ji3 hou2 cing1 sik1, se2 dak1 hou2 hou2.
    • The main argument of the essay is very clear, which is worth learning from.
  5. Cantonese
    你呢篇文系写得唔错，但系我哋要你写论文，你就写散文，个文体都完全唔一样嘅。
    你呢篇文係寫得唔錯，但係我哋要你寫論文，你就寫散文，個文體都完全唔一樣嘅。
    nei5 nei1 pin1 man2 hai6 se2 dak1 m4 co3, daan6 hai6 ngo5 dei6 jiu3 nei5 se2 leon6 man2, nei5 zau6 se2 saan2 man4, go3 man4 tai2 dou1 jyun4 cyun4 m4 jat1 joeng6 ge3.
    • Your article is nice. However, you presented us with a prose while we requested a thesis. In terms of stylistics, they are completely different.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    你好好地作文唔得嘅？硬系要写「我的梦想是做宇宙怪兽」？
    你好好地作文唔得嘅？硬係要寫「我的夢想是做宇宙怪獸」？
  2. Cantonese
    呢张女星写真系佢嘅珍藏。
    呢張女星寫真係佢嘅珍藏。
    ni1 zoeng1 neoi5 sing1 se2 zan1 hai6 keoi5 ge3 zan1 cong4.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    以中文书写的文章
    以中文書寫的文章
    yǐ zhōng wén shū xiě de wén zhāng
    • an article written in Chinese
  2. Mandarin
    我老是写白字读破句。
    我老是寫白字讀破句。
    wǒ lǎo shì xiě bái zì dú pò jù ．
    • I always mispronounce words and break my sentences up in the wrong places.
  3. Mandarin
    常用容积单位升和毫升，也可以写成L和mL。
    常用容積單位升和毫升，也可以寫成L和mL。
    cháng yòng róng jī dān wèi shēng hé háo shēng ， yě kě yǐ xiě chéng Ｌ hé ｍＬ ．
    • Commonly used volume units such as litres and millilitres can also be written as L and mL.
  4. Mandarin
    你的姓怎么拼写？
    你的姓怎麼拼寫？
    nǐ de xìng zěn me pīn xiě ？
    • How do you spell your last name?
  5. Mandarin
    我给妈妈写了一封信。
    我給媽媽寫了一封信。
    wǒ gěi mā ma xiě le yī fēng xìn ．
    • I wrote a letter to my mother.