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handwriting
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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 write / to compose / writing / written works
HSK 3
to describe; to depict; to portray / depiction; portrayal
HSK 4
to copy / to transcribe
HSK 4
writing desk
HSK 6
office building
HSK 6
to write
HSK 7-9
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
portrayal
HSK 7-9
quick sketch
to suggest (rather than depict in detail) / freehand style of Chinese painting, characterized by bold strokes rather than accurate details
comfortable / enjoyable / relaxed
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *写* | 写* | *写
to write by hand
feature article / close-up (filmmaking, photography etc)
abbreviation / to abridge
to write (by hand) / to practice calligraphy
to sketch from nature / to do a still life drawing
to create a work of calligraphy for display in a prominent place (typically, a sign)
to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language
reading and writing
lowercase
style of writing (literary style) / way of writing a character / spelling
capital letters / uppercase letters / block letters / banker's anti-fraud numerals
lowercase (letters)
to revise / to edit
realism / realistic portrayal / realistic / true to life
to duplicate; to carbon copy
to write (used before or after a quoted passage)
to transliterate; to transcribe / to transfer words onto a surface by direct contact (as with a decal)
to compose (a piece of music) / (fig.) to create, by one's actions, a narrative (generally one that can be recounted with pride)
to express (emotions in prose) / a written description (of emotions)
person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal) / scribe / copyist / a talented writer of articles or of calligraphy
caps lock
(idiom) to treat sth as no big deal / to downplay / to understate
to trace over / to copy (a calligraphy model) / facsimile / (fig.) to depict / to portray
to transcribe / to make a fair copy
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)
to erase
to copy / to transcribe
to daub / to scribble (graffiti)
photobook (loanword from Japanese), generally sexy portraits of an actress or model
to profile / profile / (offender) profiling
to unwittingly write the wrong thing
to copy / to pass on a copy
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
to translate / to render foreign words / to transliterate
to hard code (computing)
handwritten form; cursive
case insensitive / not distinguishing capitals from lowercase letters
to make a student write sth out many times, as a punishment / writing lines
listening, speaking, reading and writing (language skills)
variant of 摹寫|摹写
agraphia
portrait / to describe sth accurately
literacy
capital letters / uppercase letters
writing tablet / clipboard
acronym
programmer (electronics)
steganography
carbon paper
portrayal
writing symbol
to write without basis
freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style
to finish writing
written language
(idiom) to be literate and numerate
blogger / blog writer
agraphia
to write as substitute for sb / a ghost writer / plagiarism
mirror writing / upside down writing
to inscribe
case sensitive / distinguishing capitals from lowercase letters
erasable
capitals and lowercase letters
to write down
to write a letter
handwritten copy of a book
handwriting recognition
to spell
to write for a bit then give up / to write in fits and starts
nonrepresentational
to write from memory


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