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书面 shū miàn in writing / written
成文 chéng wén written / statutory
笔头 bǐ tóu ability to write / writing skill / written / in written form
文字 wén zì character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL:個|个[ge4]
写作 xiě zuò to write / to compose / writing / written works
记载 jì zǎi to write down / to record / written account
字数 zì shù number of written characters / number of words / word count
摩擦 mó cā friction / rubbing / chafing / fig. disharmony / conflict / also written 磨擦
词典 cí diǎn dictionary / also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3] / CL:部[bu4],本[ben3]
日元 Rì yuán Japanese yen (unit of currency) / also written 日圓|日圆[Ri4 yuan2]
字样 zì yàng model or template character / written slogan or phrase / mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 / on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 / on a document etc)
粘贴 zhān tiē to stick / to affix / to adhere / to paste (as in "copy and paste") / Taiwan pr. [nian2 tie1] / also written 黏貼|黏贴[nian2 tie1]
通知书 tōng zhī shū written notice
以至 yǐ zhì down to / up to / to such an extent as to ... / also written 以至於|以至于[yi3 zhi4 yu2]
清脆 qīng cuì sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written 輕脆|轻脆
笔试 bǐ shì written examination / paper test (for an applicant)
修饰 xiū shì to decorate / to adorn / to dress up / to polish (a written piece) / to qualify or modify (grammar)
标语 biāo yǔ written slogan / placard / CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1],條|条[tiao2]
分量 fèn liang quantity / weight / measure / (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc) / (of written material) density
座落 zuò luò to be situated / located at (of building) / also written 坐落[zuo4 luo4]
缘份 yuán fèn also written 緣分|缘分 / fate or chance that brings people together / predestined affinity or relationship / (Budd.) destiny
回信 huí xìn to reply / to write back / letter written in reply / CL:封[feng1]
对联 duì lián rhyming couplet / pair of lines of verse written vertically down the sides of a doorway / CL:副[fu4],幅[fu2]
激荡 jī dàng to rage / to dash / to surge / also written 激盪|激荡
自述 zì shù to recount in one's own words / autobiography / written self-introduction
批示 pī shì to write comments on a report submitted by a subordinate / written comments from a superior
服侍 fú shi to attend to / to care for (patients etc) / to look after / to wait upon / to serve / also written 伏侍, see also 服事[fu2 shi4]
韩文 Hán wén hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet / Korean written language
杜鹃 dù juān cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟) / Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花)
报告书 bào gào shū written report
仁兄 rén xiōng (honorific written address) My dear friend
倡议书 chàng yì shū written proposal / document outlining an initiative
飘浮 piāo fú to float / to hover / also written 漂浮
篇章 piān zhāng chapter / section (of a written work) / passage of writing / (fig.) chapter (in the history of sth)
唯恐 wéi kǒng for fear that / lest / also written 惟恐
艺伎 yì jì geisha (Japanese female entertainer) / also written 藝妓|艺妓[yi4 ji4]
纪要 jì yào minutes / written summary of a meeting
行文 xíng wén writing style (formal) / to send an official written communication
惟恐 wéi kǒng for fear that / lest / also written 唯恐
雷射 léi shè laser (loanword used in Taiwan) / also written 鐳射|镭射
错别字 cuò bié zì incorrectly written or mispronounced characters
藉口 jiè kǒu to use as an excuse / on the pretext / excuse / pretext / also written 借口[jie4 kou3]
请柬 qǐng jiǎn invitation card / written invitation
咔嚓 kā chā (onom.) breaking or snapping / (coll.) cut it out / stop it / also written 喀嚓[ka1 cha1]
批文 pī wén official written ruling in response to a submission / official approval in writing
浅显 qiǎn xiǎn (of written or spoken material) easy to understand / accessible
报请 bào qǐng to report, requesting approval / written request for instructions
新闻周刊 Xīn wén Zhōu kān Newsweek magazine / also written 新聞周刊|新闻周刊
银狐 yín hú silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus) / also written 玄狐
单数 dān shù positive odd number (also written 奇數|奇数) / singular (grammar)
手笔 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale
报价单 bào jià dān quotation / price list / written estimate of price
叩头 kòu tóu to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground) / also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
艺妓 yì jì geisha (Japanese female entertainer) / also written 藝伎|艺伎[yi4 ji4]
黑板报 hēi bǎn bào blackboard bulletin with short news items written on it (can usually be found in factories, schools etc)
倾国倾城 qīng guó qīng chéng lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom) / fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful / also written 傾城傾國|倾城倾国[qing1 cheng2 qing1 guo2]
洪武 Hóng wǔ Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1] (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖[Ming2 Tai4 zu3]
迪斯尼乐园 Dí sī ní lè yuán Disneyland / also written 迪士尼樂園|迪士尼乐园[Di2 shi4 ni2 Le4 yuan2]
拓拔 Tuò bá branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 / nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 / of the Northern Dynasties (386-534) / also written 拓跋
拓跋 Tuò bá branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 / nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 / of the Northern Dynasties (386-534) / also written 拓拔
拉拉队 lā lā duì cheerleading squad / also written 啦啦隊|啦啦队
机关枪 jī guān qiāng machine gun / also written 機槍|机枪[ji1 qiang1]
身分证 shēn fèn zhèng identity card / also written 身份證|身份证[shen1 fen4 zheng4]
汉文 Hàn wén Chinese written language / Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad
灯谜 dēng mí riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year)
银元 yín yuán flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀圓|银圆 / silver dollar
笔译 bǐ yì written translation
凭藉 píng jiè to rely on / to depend on / by means of / thanks to / sth that one relies on / also written 憑借|凭借[ping2 jie4]
批件 pī jiàn approved document / document with written instructions
资治通鉴 Zī zhì Tōng jiàn A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
战书 zhàn shū written war challenge
球杆 qiú gān club (golf) / cue (billiards) / also written 球桿|球杆[qiu2 gan1]
记叙文 jì xù wén narrative writing / written narration
笑逐颜开 xiào zhú yán kāi smile spread across the face (idiom) / beaming with pleasure / all smiles / joy written across one's face
入木三分 rù mù sān fēn written in a forceful hand / penetrating / profound
唢呐 suǒ nà suona, Chinese shawm (oboe), used in festivals and processions or for military purposes / also written 鎖吶|锁呐 / also called 喇叭[la3 ba5]
抒写 shū xiě to express (emotions in prose) / a written description (of emotions)
卡式 kǎ shì (of a device) designed to accept a cassette, cartridge or canister (loanword from "cassette") / designed to have a card or ticket inserted (also written 插卡式[cha1 ka3 shi4]) (loanword from "card")
押韵 yā yùn to rhyme / sometimes written 壓韻|压韵
糨糊 jiàng hu paste / also written 漿糊|浆糊[jiang4 hu5] / Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2]
藏文 Zàng wén Tibetan script / Tibetan written language / Tibetan language
叩首 kòu shǒu to kowtow / also written 磕頭|磕头[ke1 tou2]
聚脂 jù zhī polyester / also written 聚酯
请帖 qǐng tiě invitation card / written invitation
白字 bái zì wrongly written or mispronounced character
斗转星移 Dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí lit. the Big Dipper 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] has turned and the stars have moved / time flies / also written 星移斗轉|星移斗转[xing1 yi2 Dou3 zhuan3]
血书 xuè shū letter written in one's own blood, expressing determination, hatred, last wishes etc
见 xiàn to appear / also written 現|现[xian4]
喝斥 hē chì to berate / to excoriate / to chide / also written 呵斥[he1 chi4]
平易 píng yì amiable (manner) / unassuming / written in plain language / easy to take in
哎唷 āi yō interjection of pain or surprise / also written 哎喲|哎哟
貔貅 pí xiū mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier
战国策 Zhàn guó cè "Strategies of the Warring States", chronicle of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), possibly written by Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Su1 Qin2]
约摸 yuē mo about / around / approximately / also written 約莫|约莫
葛莱美奖 Gě lái měi jiǎng Grammy Award (US prize for music recording) / also written 格萊美獎|格莱美奖
安份 ān fèn not going beyond one's bounds / also written 安分[an1 fen4]
烧卖 shāo mài shumai (shao mai) steamed dumpling / also written 燒麥|烧麦[shao1 mai4]
亦作 yì zuò also written as
书证 shū zhèng written evidence
如醉如痴 rú zuì rú chī lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom) / intoxicated by sth / obsessed with / mad about sth / also written 如癡如醉|如痴如醉[ru2 chi1 ru2 zui4]
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