xiě zuò
writing; pen and ink; penmanship
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我喜欢写作。
wǒ xǐhuān xiězuò.
I like writing.
写作不难，重在积累。
xiě zuò bù nán ，zhònɡ zài jī lěi .
Writing is not difficult, it's all about accumulation.
他沉迷于写作。
tā chén mí yú xiě zuò .
He is addicted to writing.
著述 (zhùshū)
writing
创作 (chuàngzuò)
creation
阅读 (yuè dú)
reading
口述 (kǒu shù)
dictation
The Chinese word 写作 (xiězuò) for "writing" is composed of two characters: 写 (xiě) and 作 (zuò). The character 写 originally meant "to draw" or "to depict," and it is composed of the radical 聿 (yù), which represents a writing brush, and the phonetic component 舍 (shè). The character 作 originally meant "to do" or "to make," and it is composed of the radical 亻 (rén), which represents a person, and the phonetic component 坐 (zuò). When combined, the characters 写 and 作 form the word 写作, which means "to write" or "to compose." The word 写作 can be used as a noun or a verb, and it is often used in the context of writing essays, articles, or other forms of written communication.
