xiě

Usages of xiě

他tā 正在zhèngzài 写xiě 我wǒ 的de 名字míngzi。tā zhèngzài xiě wǒ de míngzi.
He is writing my name.
你nǐ 能néng 写xiě 得de 很hěn 好hǎo 吗ma?nǐ néng xiě de hěn hǎo ma?
Can you write well?
你nǐ 会huì 写xiě 我wǒ 的de 名字míngzi 吗ma?nǐ huì xiě wǒ de míngzi ma?
Can you write my name?
我们Wǒmen 不但búdàn 复习fùxí 这zhè 本běn 书shū, 而且érqiě 练习liànxí 说shuō 和hé 写xiě。Wǒmen búdàn fùxí zhè běn shū, érqiě liànxí shuō hé xiě.
We not only review this book, but also practice speaking and writing.
她tā 教jiāo 我wǒ 说shuō 中文zhōngwén, 我wǒ 教jiāo 她tā 写xiě 英文yīngwén。tā jiāo wǒ shuō zhōngwén, wǒ jiāo tā xiě yīngwén.
She teaches me to speak Chinese; I teach her to write English.
老师lǎoshī 先xiān 说shuō 语法yǔfǎ, 然后ránhòu 让ràng 我们wǒmen 写xiě 句子jùzi。lǎoshī xiān shuō yǔfǎ, ránhòu ràng wǒmen xiě jùzi.
The teacher first explains the grammar, then lets us write sentences.
我Wǒ 喜欢xǐhuan 自己zìjǐ 先xiān 复习fùxí 语法yǔfǎ, 再zài 写xiě 汉字Hànzì 和hé 生词shēngcí。Wǒ xǐhuan zìjǐ xiān fùxí yǔfǎ, zài xiě Hànzì hé shēngcí.
I like to first review the grammar by myself, then write characters and new words.
你nǐ 可以kěyǐ 把bǎ 你nǐ 的de 手机号shǒujīhào 写xiě 给gěi 我wǒ 吗ma?nǐ kěyǐ bǎ nǐ de shǒujīhào xiě gěi wǒ ma?
Could you write your phone number down for me?
她tā 觉得juéde 这zhè 个gè 问题wèntí 跟gēn 健康jiànkāng 有yǒu 关系guānxi, 也yě 跟gēn 每个měige 人rén 的de 兴趣xìngqù 有yǒu 关系guānxi, 所以suǒyǐ 这zhè 个gè 年轻niánqīng 记者jìzhě 想xiǎng 写xiě 一些yìxiē 文章wénzhāng。tā juéde zhè gè wèntí gēn jiànkāng yǒu guānxi, yě gēn měige rén de xìngqù yǒu guānxi, suǒyǐ zhè gè niánqīng jìzhě xiǎng xiě yìxiē wénzhāng.
She thinks this question is related to health and also to each person’s interests, so this young reporter wants to write some articles.
老师Lǎoshī 让ràng 我们wǒmen 写xiě 一yì 篇piān 介绍jièshào 自己zìjǐ 理想lǐxiǎng 的de 作文zuòwén。Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiě yì piān jièshào zìjǐ lǐxiǎng de zuòwén.
The teacher asked us to write a composition introducing our own ideals.
我wǒ 在zài 家jiā 写xiě 中文zhōngwén 作业zuòyè。wǒ zài jiā xiě zhōngwén zuòyè.
I do my Chinese homework at home.
学校xuéxiào 对duì 作业zuòyè 的de 标准biāozhǔn 是shì, 每天měitiān 至少zhìshǎo 写xiě 三sān 个gè 句子jùzi。xuéxiào duì zuòyè de biāozhǔn shì, měitiān zhìshǎo xiě sān gè jùzi.
The school’s standard for homework is to write at least three sentences every day.
为了wèile 这个zhège 标准biāozhǔn, 她tā 每měi 晚上wǎnshang 写xiě 的de 句子jùzi 都dōu 超过chāoguò 十shí 个gè。wèile zhège biāozhǔn, tā měi wǎnshang xiě de jùzi dōu chāoguò shí gè.
For this standard, every night the sentences she writes exceed ten.
这zhè 次cì 考试kǎoshì 至少zhìshǎo 要yào 写xiě 三十sānshí 个gè 句子jùzi, 很多hěnduō 人rén 最后zuìhòu 写xiě 了le 超过chāoguò 四十sìshí 个gè 句子jùzi。zhè cì kǎoshì zhìshǎo yào xiě sānshí gè jùzi, hěnduō rén zuìhòu xiě le chāoguò sìshí gè jùzi.
For this exam you have to write at least thirty sentences; many people ended up writing more than forty.
我wǒ 给gěi 她tā 打dǎ 电话diànhuà 的de 时候shíhou, 她tā 正在zhèngzài 看kàn 医生yīshēng 写xiě 的de 处方chǔfāng。wǒ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà de shíhou, tā zhèngzài kàn yīshēng xiě de chǔfāng.
When I called her, she was looking at the prescription the doctor had written.
为了wèile 明天míngtiān 的de 会议huìyì, 我wǒ 今天jīntiān 晚上wǎnshang 要yào 写xiě 报告bàogào。wèile míngtiān de huìyì, wǒ jīntiān wǎnshang yào xiě bàogào.
For tomorrow’s meeting, I need to write a report tonight.
我wǒ 忘记wàngjì 把bǎ 医生yīshēng 写xiě 的de 处方chǔfāng 带dài 到dào 药店yàodiàn 了le。wǒ wàngjì bǎ yīshēng xiě de chǔfāng dài dào yàodiàn le.
I forgot to bring the prescription written by the doctor to the pharmacy.
只有Zhǐyǒu 地址dìzhǐ 写xiě 得de 对duì, 快递kuàidì 才cái 会huì 送到sòngdào 我wǒ 家jiā。Zhǐyǒu dìzhǐ xiě de duì, kuàidì cái huì sòngdào wǒ jiā.
Only if the address is written correctly will the delivery be sent to my home.
我wǒ 用yòng 铅笔qiānbǐ 写xiě 笔记bǐjì, 写错xiěcuò 了le 可以kěyǐ 马上mǎshàng 用yòng 橡皮xiàngpí 擦掉cādiào。wǒ yòng qiānbǐ xiě bǐjì, xiěcuò le kěyǐ mǎshàng yòng xiàngpí cādiào.
I use a pencil to take notes, and if I write something wrong, I can erase it right away with an eraser.
老师lǎoshī 在zài 黑板hēibǎn 上shàng 写xiě 了le 几jǐ 个gè 生词shēngcí, 我们wǒmen 先xiān 读dú, 再zài 写xiě 句子jùzi。lǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng xiě le jǐ gè shēngcí, wǒmen xiān dú, zài xiě jùzi.
The teacher wrote a few new words on the blackboard; we read them first, then write sentences.
老师lǎoshī 在zài 黑板hēibǎn 上shàng 写xiě 的de 时候shíhou, 我们wǒmen 都dōu 认真rènzhēn 做笔记zuòbǐjì。lǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng xiě de shíhou, wǒmen dōu rènzhēn zuòbǐjì.
When the teacher writes on the blackboard, we all take notes carefully.
我wǒ 用yòng 铅笔qiānbǐ 写xiě 中文zhōngwén 作业zuòyè。wǒ yòng qiānbǐ xiě zhōngwén zuòyè.
I do my Chinese homework with a pencil.
要不是yàobúshì 合同hétong 写xiě 得de 很hěn 清楚qīngchu, 我wǒ 还hái 真zhēn 不bú 放心fàngxīn 马上mǎshàng 把bǎ 押金yājīn 给gěi 她tā。yàobúshì hétong xiě de hěn qīngchu, wǒ hái zhēn bú fàngxīn mǎshàng bǎ yājīn gěi tā.
If the contract hadn’t been written so clearly, I really wouldn’t have felt comfortable giving her the deposit right away.
先xiān 把bǎ 资料zīliào 整理zhěnglǐ 好hǎo, 再zài 写xiě 报告bàogào, 这样zhèyàng 更gèng 轻松qīngsōng。xiān bǎ zīliào zhěnglǐ hǎo, zài xiě bàogào, zhèyàng gèng qīngsōng.
Put the materials in order first, then write the report; that way it’s easier.
我wǒ 先xiān 把bǎ 桌子zhuōzi 上面shàngmian 的de 资料zīliào 整理zhěnglǐ 好hǎo, 再zài 开始kāishǐ 写xiě 报告bàogào。wǒ xiān bǎ zhuōzi shàngmian de zīliào zhěnglǐ hǎo, zài kāishǐ xiě bàogào.
I’ll first arrange the materials on the desk, then start writing the report.
信xìn 是shì 朋友péngyou 写xiě 的de。xìn shì péngyou xiě de.
The letter was written by a friend.
用yòng 马克笔mǎkèbǐ 写xiě 标签biāoqiān。yòng mǎkèbǐ xiě biāoqiān.
Use a marker pen to write the labels.
请qǐng 在zài 清单qīngdān 上shàng 写xiě 编号biānhào。qǐng zài qīngdān shàng xiě biānhào.
Please write the number on the inventory.
封箱fēngxiāng 以前yǐqián 写xiě 标签biāoqiān, 以免yǐmiǎn 拿ná 错cuò。fēngxiāng yǐqián xiě biāoqiān, yǐmiǎn ná cuò.
Write the labels before sealing the boxes so as to avoid taking the wrong one.
搬家bānjiā 以前yǐqián 写xiě 清单qīngdān, 以免yǐmiǎn 忘记wàngjì 东西dōngxi。bānjiā yǐqián xiě qīngdān, yǐmiǎn wàngjì dōngxi.
Write an inventory before moving house so as to avoid forgetting things.
房号fánghào 写xiě 在zài 登记单dēngjìdān 上shàng。fánghào xiě zài dēngjìdān shàng.
The room number is written on the registration form.
请qǐng 先xiān 在zài 登记单dēngjìdān 上shàng 写xiě 名字míngzi。qǐng xiān zài dēngjìdān shàng xiě míngzi.
Please write your name on the registration form first.
房号fánghào 也yě 写xiě 在zài 发票fāpiào 上shàng。fánghào yě xiě zài fāpiào shàng.
The room number is also written on the invoice.
凡是fánshì 入住rùzhù 的de 客人kèrén, 都dōu 要yào 在zài 登记单dēngjìdān 上shàng 写xiě 名字míngzi。fánshì rùzhù de kèrén, dōu yào zài dēngjìdān shàng xiě míngzi.
All guests checking in must write their name on the registration form.
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