创 作 chuàng zuò to create / to produce / to write / creative work / creation / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 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 book / letter / document / CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] / to write 写 to write 书 写 shū xiě to write 撰 写 zhuàn xiě to write / to compose 编 著 biān zhù to compile / to write 执 笔 zhí bǐ to write / to do the actual writing 著 述 zhù shù writing / to write / to compile 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 to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding 编 to weave / to plait / to organize / to group / to arrange / to edit / to compile / to write / to compose / to fabricate / to make up 泐 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 刷 新 shuā xīn to renovate / to refurbish / to refresh (computer window) / to write a new page (in history) / to break (a record) 填 写 tián xiě to fill in a form / to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form) 作 文 zuò wén to write an essay / composition (student essay) / CL:篇[pian1] 记 载 jì zǎi to write down / to record / written account 载 入 zǎi rù to load into / to record / to write into / to enter (data) / to go into (the records) / to go down (in history) 着 作 zhù zuò literary work / writings / to write 写 下 xiě xià to write down 编 剧 biān jù to write a play / scenario / dramatist / screenwriter 写 信 xiě xìn to write a letter 写 给 xiě gěi write to sb 注 销 zhù xiāo to cancel / to write off 围 攻 wéi gōng to besiege / to beleaguer / to attack from all sides / to jointly speak or write against sb 写 字 xiě zì to write characters 手 写 shǒu xiě to write by hand 处 方 chǔ fāng medical prescription / to write out a prescription / (fig.) recommendation / advice 涂 鸦 tú yā graffiti / scrawl / poor calligraphy / to write badly / to scribble 报 销 bào xiāo to submit an expense account / to apply for reimbursement / to write off / to wipe out 回 信 huí xìn to reply / to write back / letter written in reply / CL:封[feng1] 上 书 shàng shū to write a letter (to the authorities) / to present a petition 板 书 bǎn shū to write on the blackboard / writing on the blackboard 批 示 pī shì to write comments on a report submitted by a subordinate / written comments from a superior 编 导 biān dǎo to write and direct (a play, film etc) / playwright-director / choreographer-director / scenarist-director 挥 洒 huī sǎ to sprinkle / to shed (tears, blood etc) / fig. free, unconstrained / to write in a free style 撰 文 zhuàn wén to write an article 记 述 jì shù to write an account (of events) 开 票 kāi piào to open ballot boxes / to count votes / to make out a voucher or invoice etc / to write out a receipt 核 销 hé xiāo to audit and write off 提 笔 tí bǐ to take up one's pen / to start to write 博 文 bó wén blog article / to write a blog article (netspeak) 代 写 dài xiě to write as substitute for sb / a ghost writer / plagiarism 听 写 tīng xiě (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise) / dictation / (music) to transcribe by ear 平 淡 无 奇 píng dàn wú qí ordinary and mediocre (idiom) / nothing to write home about 作 to do / to grow / to write or compose / to pretend / to regard as / to feel / writings or works 落 款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 合 著 hé zhù to write jointly / to co-author 默 写 mò xiě to write from memory 沙 盘 shā pán sand table (military) / 3D terrain (or site) model (for real estate marketing, geography class etc) / sand tray (on which to write characters) 手 书 shǒu shū to write personally / personal letter 简 写 jiǎn xiě to write characters in simplified form / the simplified form of a character / to abbreviate (a word or expression) / to write in simple language 著 书 zhù shū to write a book 开 to open / to start / to turn on / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / to operate (a vehicle) / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format 乱 写 luàn xiě to write without basis 开 方 kāi fāng (medicine) to write out a prescription / (math.) to extract a root from a given quantity 笔 头 bǐ tóu ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form 乏 善 可 陈 fá shàn kě chén to be nothing to write home about (idiom) 一 笔 勾 销 yī bǐ gōu xiāo to write off at one stroke 代 笔 dài bǐ to write on behalf of sb / to ghostwrite 冲 销 chōng xiāo (accounting) to charge against / to write off 代 书 dài shū to write for sb else / a lawyer who writes legal documents for his clients 白 white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera 著 书 立 说 zhù shū lì shuō to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom) 识 to record / to write a footnote 追 记 zhuī jì to award posthumously / to write down afterwards / retrospective account 连 写 lián xiě to write without lifting one's pen from the paper / (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces) 立 传 lì zhuàn to record sb's achievements in writing / to write a biography enhancing the subject's image 落 to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement 打 草 dǎ cǎo to mow grass / haymaking / to write a rough draft (of an essay etc) 志 sign / mark / to record / to write a footnote 打 白 条 dǎ bái tiáo to write an IOU or promissory note 勾 销 gōu xiāo to write off / to cancel 树 碑 立 传 shù bēi lì zhuàn lit. to erect a stele and write a biography (idiom) / to monumentalize / to glorify / to sing the praises of 笔 pen / pencil / writing brush / to write or compose / the strokes of Chinese characters / classifier for sums of money, deals / CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1] 默 silent / to write from memory 奋 笔 疾 书 fèn bǐ jí shū to write at a tremendous speed 画 荻 教 子 huà dí jiào zǐ to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom) / mother's admirable dedication to her children's education 一 笔 不 苟 yī bǐ bù gǒu lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom) / fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly 笔 下 生 花 bǐ xià shēng huā to write elegantly 论 及 lùn jí to make reference to / to write about 笔 底 下 bǐ dǐ xià ability to write 编 着 biān zhù compile / write 步 韵 bù yùn to write a poem using another poem's rhymes 题 签 tí qiān to write the title of a book on a label 涂 鸭 tú yā variant of 塗鴉|涂鸦[tu2 ya1] / graffiti / scrawl / poor calligraphy / to write badly / to scribble 信 笔 xìn bǐ to write freely / to express oneself as one pleases 回 耗 huí hào to write back / to send a reply 国 字 guó zì Chinese character (Hanzi) / the native script used to write a nation's language 应 制 yìng zhì to write a poem on the order of the Emperor 拟 作 nǐ zuò to write in the style of some author / to write as if from the mouth of sb / a pastiche 时 写 时 辍 shí xiě shí chuò to write for a bit then give up / to write in fits and starts 核 銷 hé xiāo erroneous variant of 覈銷|核销, to audit and write off
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