Translation

• to write an essay
• composition (student essay)
• CL:篇[pian1]

Synonyms

• 作, 做, 写, 写作, 创作, 命笔, 撰, 撰写, 撰文, 撰著, 文墨, 爬格子, 立言, 笔耕, 练笔, 缀文, 编, 编写, 编著, 耍笔杆, 著, 著书, 著书立说, 著作, 著文, 著述, 行文

Examples

• 他的英文作文没有甚么错处。
  Errors are few, if any, in his English composition.
• 他的作文有很多文法错误。
  He made many grammatical mistakes in his composition.
• 她的作文作得十分好，只不过有几个字拼错了。
  Her composition is very good except for a few errors in spelling.
• 这篇作文花了我两个小时来完成。
  It took me 2 hours to finish the essay.