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HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *写* | 写* | *写
to write
HSK 1
(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation / (music) to transcribe by ear
HSK 1
to describe; to depict; to portray / depiction; portrayal
HSK 4
to write
HSK 7-9
to copy / to transcribe
HSK 4
case sensitive / distinguishing capitals from lowercase letters
capital letters / uppercase letters / block letters / banker's anti-fraud numerals
to inscribe
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *写* | 写* | *写
listening, speaking, reading and writing (language skills)
case insensitive / not distinguishing capitals from lowercase letters
to transliterate; to transcribe / to transfer words onto a surface by direct contact (as with a decal)
to revise / to edit
portrayal
capitals and lowercase letters
lowercase
to compile
HSK 7-9
to write / to compose
HSK 7-9
to fill in a form / to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)
HSK 7-9
to duplicate; to carbon copy
reading and writing
to write as substitute for sb / a ghost writer / plagiarism
acronym
to write by hand
to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language
to spell
to trace over / to copy (a calligraphy model) / facsimile / (fig.) to depict / to portray
to express (emotions in prose) / a written description (of emotions)
abbreviation / to abridge
to compose (a piece of music) / (fig.) to create, by one's actions, a narrative (generally one that can be recounted with pride)
feature article / close-up (filmmaking, photography etc)
to profile / profile / (offender) profiling
to write without basis
to unwittingly write the wrong thing
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper / (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces)
erasable
to copy / to transcribe
to create a work of calligraphy for display in a prominent place (typically, a sign)
mirror writing / upside down writing
quick sketch
to daub / to scribble (graffiti)
to erase
to copy / to pass on a copy
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
(idiom) to treat sth as no big deal / to downplay / to understate
to translate / to render foreign words / to transliterate
to write from memory
to make a student write sth out many times, as a punishment / writing lines
to transcribe / to make a fair copy
variant of 摹寫|摹写


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