Chinese word

用汉字写

Pronunciation

Pinyinyòng hàn zì xiě

Meaning

  • verbwrite in Chinese characters

Example

请在表格上用汉字写你的姓名。qǐng zài biǎo gé shàng yòng hàn zì xiě nǐ de xìng míng

Please write your name in Chinese characters on the form.

Illustration for 用汉字写 (write in Chinese characters)

More examples

老师要求我们在考卷上用汉字写答案。lǎo shī yāo qiú wǒ men zài kǎo juàn shàng yòng hàn zì xiě dá àn

The teacher required us to write the answers in Chinese characters on the exam paper.

Core concept

A form entry takes shape as Chinese characters, with the script itself being part of what the instruction specifies.

Common phrases

  • 在表格上用汉字写姓名zài biǎo gé shàng yòng hàn zì xiě xìng míng

    write one's name in Chinese characters on a form

  • 用汉字写地址yòng hàn zì xiě dì zhǐ

    write an address in Chinese characters

  • 用汉字写清楚yòng hàn zì xiě qīng chǔ

    write clearly in Chinese characters

Similar words

写xiě: Make words or language appear in written form on paper or a screen.
填写tián xiě: Write the needed information into the empty fields of a form.
书写shū xiě: Produce written characters or text by hand.
签名qiān míng: Write a person's own name by hand to confirm identity or agreement.

Definition in Chinese

以汉字为书写形式记录姓名、地址等需填写的信息。yǐ hàn zì wèi shū xiě xíng shì jì lù xìng míng dì zhǐ děng xū tián xiě de xìn xī

Word origin

用 (yòng, "use") marks the writing medium, 汉 (hàn, "Han") + 字 (zì, "character") forms the idea of a Chinese character, and 写 (xiě, "write") describes putting the entry into that form.

Usage tips

  • English often leaves the script unstated in "write in Chinese," but this expression makes the character-based form explicit, which matters on forms and in name fields.

Other meanings

  • render in Chinese charactersverb

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