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Jyutping se2 seon3
Pinyin xiě xìn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to write a letter
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to write a letter
    (syn.) 寫批, 写批
    • 現在有很多師生都聯名寫信要求取消老師的教授資格。
      现在有很多师生都联名写信要求取消老师的教授资格。
      xiàn zài yǒu hěn duō shī shēng dōu lián míng xiě xìn yāo qiú qǔ xiāo lǎo shī de jiào shòu zī gé .
      Many teachers and students are now jointly writing to request the cancellation of the teacher’s professor eligibility.
    • 我現在就給王老師寫信。
      我现在就给王老师写信。
      wǒ xiàn zài jiù gěi wáng lǎo shī xiě xìn .
      I will write to Teacher Wang now.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
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
    父亲正忙着写信。
    父親正忙着寫信。
    fù qīn zhèng máng zhe xiě xìn 。
    • Father is busy writing letters.
  3. Mandarin
    他从不间断,每周给他的母亲写信。
    他從不間斷,每週給他的母親寫信。
    tā cóng bù jiàn duàn , měi zhōu gěi tā de mǔ qīn xiě xìn 。
    • He never forgets to write to his mother every week.
  4. Mandarin
    他说如果他知道她的地址,他会写信给她。
    他説如果他知道她的地址,他會寫信給她。
    tā shuō rú guǒ tā zhī dào tā de dì zhǐ , tā huì xiě xìn gěi tā 。
    • He said that if he knew her address, he would write to her.
  5. Mandarin
    如果我知道他的地址,就能写信给他了。
    如果我知道他的地址,就能寫信給他了。
    rú guǒ wǒ zhī dào tā de dì zhǐ , jiù néng xiě xìn gěi tā le 。
    • If I knew his address, I could write to him.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢好少写信俾佢阿爸阿妈。
    佢好少寫信俾佢阿爸阿媽。
    keoi5 hou3 siu2 se2 seon3 bei2 keoi5 aa3 baa1 aa3 maa1 。
    • He seldom writes to his parents.
  2. Cantonese
    我做嘢好忙,所以冇时间写信俾你。
    我做嘢好忙,所以冇時間寫信俾你。
    ngo5 zou6 je5 hou3 mong4 , so2 ji5 mou5 si4 gaan3 se2 seon3 bei2 nei5 。
    • Busy with my work, I had no time to write to you.
  3. Cantonese
    我一去到就会写信俾你㗎喇。
    我一去到就會寫信俾你㗎喇。
    ngo5 jat1 heoi3 dou3 zau6 wui2 se2 seon3 bei2 nei5 gaa3 laa3 。
    • I'll write you as soon as I arrive there.
  4. Cantonese
    佢好少写信俾佢老豆。
    佢好少寫信俾佢老豆。
    keoi5 hou3 siu2 se2 seon3 bei2 keoi5 lou5 dau6 。
    • He seldom writes to his father.
  5. Cantonese
    我尽快写信俾你。
    我盡快寫信俾你。
    ngo5 zeon6 faai3 se2 seon3 bei2 nei5 。
    • I will write to you as soon as I can.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    而家好少人写信。
    而家好少人寫信。
    • Few people write letters nowadays.
  2. Cantonese
    旧时冇电脑,写信要用手写㗎。
    舊時冇電腦,寫信要用手寫㗎。
    gau6 si4 mou5 din6 nou5, se2 seon3 jiu3 jung6 sau2 se2 gaa3.
    • There weren't computers in the past. If you wanted to write a letter you would need to write it by hand.
  3. Cantonese
    手写信
    手寫信
    sau2 se2 seon3
    • handwritten letter
  4. Cantonese
    咁耐冇写信俾佢,都唔知由边度落笔好。
    咁耐冇寫信俾佢,都唔知由邊度落筆好。
    gam3 noi6 mou5 se2 seon3 bei2 keoi5, dou1 m4 zi1 jau4 bin1 dou6 lok6 bat1 hou2.
    • I haven't written to her for long and don't know where to start.
  5. Cantonese
    我一个礼拜前写信畀佢,佢而家回信畀我喇。
    我一個禮拜前寫信畀佢,佢而家回信畀我喇。
    ngo5 jat1 go3 lai5 baai6 cin4 se2 seon3 bei2 keoi5, keoi5 ji4 gaa1 wui4 seon3 bei2 ngo5 laa3.
    • I wrote a letter to him a week ago. He has replied to my letter now.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    我写信给你们在罗马、为神所爱、奉召作圣徒的众人。愿恩惠、平安从我们的父神并主耶稣基督归与你们!
    我寫信給你們在羅馬、為神所愛、奉召作聖徒的眾人。願恩惠、平安從我們的父神並主耶穌基督歸與你們!
    wǒ xiě xìn gěi nǐ men zài luó mǎ , wéi shén suǒ ài , fèng zhào zuò shèng tú de zhòng rén . yuàn ēn huì , pín gān cóng wǒ men de fù shén bìng zhǔ yē sū jī dū guī yǔ nǐ men !
    • To all God’s beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  2. Mandarin
    现在有很多师生都联名写信要求取消老师的教授资格。
    現在有很多師生都聯名寫信要求取消老師的教授資格。
    xiàn zài yǒu hěn duō shī shēng dōu lián míng xiě xìn yāo qiú qǔ xiāo lǎo shī de jiào shòu zī gé .
    • Many teachers and students are now jointly writing to request the cancellation of the teacher’s professor eligibility.
    • Many teachers and students are now jointly writing to demand the cancellation of the teacher’s professor eligibility.
  3. Mandarin
    9岁澳洲男孩札克(Zac)对于捏痛弟弟的蛋蛋很有罪恶感,特地写信向他道歉。
    9歲澳洲男孩札克(Zac)對於捏痛弟弟的蛋蛋很有罪惡感,特地寫信向他道歉。
    9 suì ào zhōu nán hái zhá kè ( Zac ) duì yú niē tòng dì dì de dàn dan hěn yǒu zuì è gǎn , tè dì xiě xìn xiàng tā dào qiàn .
    • 9-year-old Australian boy Zac feels guilty that he pinched his brother's nuts, so he wrote him an apology.
  4. Mandarin
    我现在就给王老师写信。
    我現在就給王老師寫信。
    wǒ xiàn zài jiù gěi wáng lǎo shī xiě xìn .
    • I will write to Teacher Wang now.
  5. Mandarin
    为基督耶稣被囚的保罗,同兄弟提摩太写信给我们所亲爱的同工腓利门
    為基督耶穌被囚的保羅,同兄弟提摩太寫信給我們所親愛的同工腓利門
    wèi jī dū yē sū bèi qiú de bǎo luó , tóng xiōng dì tí mó tài xiě xìn gěi wǒ men suǒ qī nài de tóng gōng féi lì mén
    • Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer