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Pronunciation |
: |
xiě |
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Meaning |
: |
- to write; to compose. (v)
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Radical |
: |
冖 |
Strokes |
: |
5 |
Traditional |
: |
寫 |
Usage |
: |
26.5% |
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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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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 |
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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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