inscribe; inscription
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to inscribe; to write words as a keepsake
neutralUsed when someone writes calligraphy or a message to commemorate an event or for the recipient to keep as a souvenir.
Zhǔ主
rén人
ná拿
chū出
jì纪
niàn念
cè册
qǐng请
lái来
bīn宾
tí题
zì字
。
The host took out a guestbook and asked the visitors to inscribe their names.
Tā他
wèi为
zhè这
zuò座
xīn新
luò落
chéng成
de的
jì纪
niàn念
bēi碑
tí题
zì字
liú留
niàn念
。
He wrote an inscription to commemorate the newly unveiled monument.
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Qǐng请
zài在
fēi扉
yè页
shàng上
wèi为
wǒ我
tí题
zì字
。
Please inscribe a message for me on the title page.
noun
inscription; autograph; words written as a memento
neutralRefers to the physical calligraphy or message itself, often found on books, paintings, or monuments.
Shū书
shàng上
yǒu有
zuò作
zhě者
de的
qīn亲
bǐ笔
tí题
zì字
。
The book bears the author's handwritten inscription.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
de的
tí题
zì字
hěn很
yǒu有
yì艺
shù术
jià价
zhí值
。
The inscription on this painting holds great artistic value.
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Tā他
shōu收
dào到
le了
míng名
rén人
de的
tí题
zì字
，
fēi非
cháng常
zhēn珍
xī惜
。
He received an autograph from a famous person and cherishes it greatly.