xiě

to write

Usages of xiě

• 他tā 正在zhèngzài 写xiě 我wǒ 的de 名字míngzi。: He is writing my name.
• 你nǐ 能néng 写xiě 得de 很hěn 好hǎo 吗ma？: Can you write well?
• 你nǐ 会huì 写xiě 我wǒ 的de 名字míngzi 吗ma？: Can you write my name?
• 我们Wǒmen 不但bùdàn 复习fùxí 这zhè 本běn 书shū， 而且érqiě 练习liànxí 说shuō 和hé 写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。: 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。: 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。: 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？: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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。: 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bù 放心fàngxīn 马上mǎshàng 把bǎ 押金yājīn 给gěi 她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。: 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。: I’ll first arrange the materials on the desk, then start writing the report.

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