创 作 chuàng zuò to create / to produce / to write / a creative work / a creation 写 作 xiě zuò to write / to compose / writing / written works 著 作 zhù zuò to write / literary work / book / article / writings / CL:部[bu4] 做 zuò to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to do / to engage in / to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc) / to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as / to be used for / to assume (an air or manner) 书 shū book / letter / document / CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] / to write 写 xiě to write 书 写 shū xiě to write 撰 写 zhuàn xiě to write / to compose 写 道 xiě dào to write (used before or after a quoted passage) 编 著 biān zhù to compile / to write 写 字 xiě zì to write (by hand) / to practice calligraphy 执 笔 zhí bǐ to write / to do the actual writing 著 述 zhù shù writing / to write / to compile 作 zuò to do / to engage in / to write / to compose / to pretend / to feign / to regard as / to consider to be / to be / to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings / works 撰 稿 zhuàn gǎo to write (an article for publication) 挥 毫 huī háo to write or draw with a brush / to put pen to paper / to write 笔 耕 bǐ gēng to make a living by writing / to write (as an author) 运 笔 yùn bǐ to wield the pen / to write 著 zhù to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding 编 biān to weave / to plait / to organize / to group / to arrange / to edit / to compile / to write / to compose / to fabricate / to make up 泐 lè to write 爬 格 子 pá gé zi (oral) to write (esp. for a living) / to spell out laboriously on squared paper 操 觚 cāo gū to write / to compose 濡 毫 rú háo to dip the pen into ink / to write