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


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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