写作
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
写作 (xiězuò) · writing
写作 (xiězuò) means “writing; to write”. It is written with 2 characters: 写 (to write) + 作 (to make). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 写作 is built
The characters
写 xiě · to write
What 写 is made of
- 冖mì — cover
- 与yǔ — and
- 一 — horizontal stroke
作 zuò · to make
What 作 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 乍zhà — first time
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 下xià — down
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A person 亻 making something for the first time 乍; 乍 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她的写作水平很高。Tā de xiězuò shuǐpíng hěn gāo.Her writing is very good.
你每天练习写作吗？Nǐ měitiān liànxí xiězuò ma?Do you practice writing every day?
Questions about 写作
What does 写作 mean?
写作 (xiězuò) means “writing; to write”.
How do you pronounce 写作?
写作 is pronounced xiězuò.
Which HSK level is 写作?
写作 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 听写tīngxiědictation
- 抄写chāoxiěto copy (by hand)
- 描写miáoxiěto describe
- 填写tiánxiěto fill in, a form
- 写xiěto write
- 动作dòngzuòaction
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 叫作jiàozuòto be called
- 作家zuòjiāwriter
- 作文zuòwéncomposition
Learn 写作 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.