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| Pronunciation |
: |
xiě |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- to write; to compose. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
冖 |
| Strokes |
: |
5 |
| Traditional |
: |
寫 |
| Usage |
: |
26.5% |
|
Sentences:
| 1. I’ve been writing for three hours. |
| wǒ |
yǐ |
jīng |
xiě |
le |
sān |
gè |
xiǎo |
shí |
le |
。 |
| 我 |
已 |
经 |
写 |
了 |
三 |
个 |
小 |
时 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 已经 |
: |
have been, already |
| 写 |
: |
write |
| 了 |
: |
used after an action that has taken place |
| 三 |
: |
three |
| 个 |
: |
measure word (for thing) |
| 小时 |
: |
hour |
|
| 2. He can neither read nor write. |
| tā |
jì |
bú |
huì |
dú |
yě |
bú |
huì |
xiě |
。 |
| 他 |
既 |
不 |
会 |
读 |
也 |
不 |
会 |
写 |
。 |
|
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|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 既 |
: |
both… (and…) |
| 不会 |
: |
don’t know |
| 读 |
: |
read |
| 也 |
: |
also |
| 写 |
: |
write |
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