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撰写 (zhuàn xiě): Write / Compose (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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2.

Character Breakdown

撰写 consists of 2 characters.

to write, to compose (literary work)

Word Info

Pinyinzhuàn xiě

MeaningWrite / Compose

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

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3.

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Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 撰写 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith完成

zhuàn撰

xiě写

wán完

chéng成

neutral

finish writing

Verb + Object

zhuàn撰

xiě写

bào报

gào告

formal

write a report

Adverb + Verbwith精心

jīng精

xīn心

zhuàn撰

xiě写

4.

Example Sentences with 撰写

tā他

zhèng正

zài在

zhuàn撰

xiě写

yī一

fēng封

xìn

zhuàn撰

xiě写

wén文

zhāng章

formal

write an article

formal

write meticulously

信

。

He is writing a letter.

tā他

zhèng正

zài在

wèi为

xué学

shù术

qī期

kān刊

zhuàn撰

xiě写

yì一

piān篇

guān关

yú于

rén人

gōng工

zhì智

néng能

de的

lùn论

wén文

。

He is currently composing a paper on artificial intelligence for an academic journal.

nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

rú如

hé何

zhuàn撰

xiě写

zhè这

fèn份

xiàng项

mù目

jì计

huà划

shū书

ne呢

？

How do you plan to write this project proposal?

tā她

měi每

tiān天

zhuàn撰

xiě写

rì日

jì记

，

jì记

lù录

shēng生

huó活

diǎn点

dī滴

。

She writes a diary every day to record bits of life.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

qīn亲

zì自

zhuàn撰

xiě写

bào报

gào告

，

ér而

shì是

jiāo交

gěi给

le了

zhù助

lǐ理

wán完

chéng成

。

He did not personally compose the report; instead, he left it to his assistant to complete.

zhuàn撰

xiě写

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

gǎo稿

shí时

，

tā她

fǎn反

fù复

xiū修

gǎi改

yǐ以

què确

bǎo保

luó逻

jí辑

qīng清

xī晰

。

While composing the speech draft, she revised it repeatedly to ensure logical clarity.

zhè这

wèi位

zuò作

jiā家

huā花

le了

sān三

nián年

shí时

jiān间

zhuàn撰

xiě写

zhè这

bù部

xiǎo小

shuō说

。

The writer spent three years writing this novel.

wǒ我

jīng经

cháng常

xū需

yào要

wèi为

gōng工

zuò作

zhuàn撰

xiě写

gè各

zhǒng种

yóu邮

jiàn件

hé和

bèi备

wàng忘

lù录

。

I often need to write various emails and memos for work.

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