写
write; compose; describe; paint
Meanings
4 senses · 20 examplesverb
write; put characters on paper
Can refer to handwriting, calligraphy, or marking characters on any surface.
He is practicing calligraphy by writing cursive characters.
During Spring Festival, we write couplets to paste on doors.
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Please help me write a leave note.
The teacher asked me to write new words on the blackboard.
He wrote that day's schedule in his notebook.
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compose; write literary works
Used for creating poems, articles, novels, or other literary works.
He has loved writing poems to express his feelings since childhood.
This writer is working on a full-length novel.
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I write a weekly journal every week.
He was invited to write a column for the newspaper.
College students need to learn how to write academic papers.
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describe; depict
Used for portraying scenes, characters, or real-life situations in writing or art.
This prose excellently expresses the author's homesickness.
This painter is good at depicting scenery, with mountains and waters under his brush that look lifelike.
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This documentary depicts the real lives of local fishermen.
The novel shapes distinct characters through detailed descriptions.
His articles are good at depicting real life, full of vitality.
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paint; draw from life
literaryAlso used for art terms like sketching from real life or realistic painting.
In art class, the teacher took us to the countryside to sketch from life.
This painter is famous for realistic portrait paintings.
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He sketched a city street scene in his studio.
Realistic painting techniques focus on restoring the true appearance of objects.
Young artists often go to West Lake in groups to sketch from life.