write from memory; reproduce text
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to write from memory; to reproduce text one has previously read
Commonly used in educational settings to test students' memory of texts they have studied. Distinct from 听写 (dictation), where text is read aloud while writing.
Lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
mò默
xiě写
zuó昨
tiān天
xué学
de的
gǔ古
shī诗
。
The teacher asked us to write from memory the classical poem we learned yesterday.
Tā他
néng能
zhǔn准
què确
de地
mò默
xiě写
zhěng整
piān篇
kè课
wén文
。
He can accurately reproduce the entire text from memory.
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Zhè这
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
bāo包
kuò括
tīng听
xiě写
hé和
mò默
xiě写
liǎng两
bù部
fen分
。
This exam includes two parts: dictation and writing from memory.