Chinese word

拼写

Pronunciation

Pinyinpīn xiě

Meaning

  • nounspelling

Example

这个单词的拼写是什么？zhè ge dān cí de pīn xiě shì shén me

What is the spelling of this word?

Illustration for 拼写 (spelling)

More examples

请把这个单词的拼写写下来。qǐng bǎ zhè ge dān cí de pīn xiě xiě xià lái

Please write down the spelling of this word.

Core concept

A word takes shape as its letters or characters are put into the right order.

Common phrases

  • 拼写错误pīn xiě cuò wù

    spelling mistake

  • 拼写练习pīn xiě liàn xí

    spelling practice

  • 正确的拼写zhèng què de pīn xiě

    correct spelling

Similar words

拼音pīn yīn: A system for showing Chinese pronunciation with Roman letters.
书写shū xiě: The act of writing characters or sentences by hand or with a brush.

Definition in Chinese

指单词或词组中字母或字符的正确排列方式，也可指把这些字符按正确顺序写出来的动作或结果。zhǐ dān cí huò cí zǔ zhōng zì mǔ huò zì fú de zhèng què pái liè fāng shì yě kě zhǐ bǎ zhè xiē zì fú àn zhèng què shùn xù xiě chū lái de dòng zuò huò jié guǒ

Word origin

拼写 (pīnxiě, "spelling") combines 拼 (pīn, "put together") with 写 (xiě, "write"), linking the arrangement of written symbols with writing them.

Usage tips

  • For alphabetic words, the order of the letters is part of the information being checked, so one misplaced letter matters even when the pronunciation stays the same.

Other meanings

  • spellverb

Related words

  • 拼写错误pīn xiě cuò wùspelling mistakenoun
  • 拼写规则pīn xiě guī zéspelling rulenoun

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