Chinese Conversation · Level 3
86 words
Chinese word
手写
Pronunciation
Pinyinshǒu xiě
Meaning
- verbwrite by hand
Example
请用笔手写你的名字。qǐng yòng bǐ shóu xiě nǐ de míng zì
Please write your name by hand with a pen.
More examples
他在贺卡上手写了几句祝福。tā zài hè kǎ shàng shóu xiě le jǐ jù zhù fú
He wrote a few words of greeting by hand on a greeting card.
Core concept
A hand guides a writing tool to form letters or symbols on a surface instead of entering them electronically.
Common phrases
用笔手写名字yòng bǐ shóu xiě míng zì
write a name by hand with a pen
在卡片上手写祝福语zài kǎ piàn shàng shóu xiě zhù fú yǔ
write a greeting by hand on a card
亲自手写信qīn zì shǒu xiě xìn
write a letter by hand yourself
Similar words
写字xiě zì: Writing characters by hand as the general act of putting them on paper.
签字qiān zì: Writing a name on a document to show approval or agreement.
书写shū xiě: Writing letters, characters, or text by hand, often in a formal or written context.
Definition in Chinese
用手写出文字或符号，突出人工书写而非电子输入。yòng shǒu xiě chū wén zì huò fú hào tū chū rén gōng shū xiě ér fēi diàn zi shū rù
Word origin
手 (shǒu, "hand") + 写 (xiě, "write") literally join the hand with the act of writing, making the compound mean writing done manually.
Usage tips
- English often uses the longer phrase "write by hand", while the compact verb "handwrite" is less common in everyday speech, so Chinese uses this short form naturally in ordinary requests.