zhuàn
撰
write; compose
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to write; to compose; to draft
literaryA literary and formal term, less commonly used in modern daily spoken Chinese than common verbs like '写' (xiě).
Tā他
zhuàn譔
xiě写
le了
yī一
piān篇
xué学
shù术
lùn论
wén文
。
He composed an academic paper.
Zhè这
wèi位
shī诗
rén人
zhuàn譔
xiě写
le了
duō多
shǒu首
jīng经
diǎn典
shī诗
zuò作
。
This poet wrote many classic poems.
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Shǐ史
guān官
zhuàn譔
zhuàn撰
le了
zhè这
bù部
shǐ史
shū书
。
The historian compiled and wrote this historical book.
Tā她
zhèng正
zài在
zhuàn譔
gǎi改
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
gǎo稿
。
She is revising her draft speech.
Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
rén人
cháng常
zhuàn譔
xiě写
cí辞
fù赋
yǐ以
shū抒
huái怀
。
Ancient scholars often wrote ci and fu poems to express their feelings.