Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
写作
xiězuò
Description
写作就是写文章。
"写作" means writing articles.
很多作家都喜欢写作，他们用写作来讲故事。
Many writers enjoy "写作"; they use it to tell stories.
Meanings
写作xiězuò
to write; writing (as an activity)
我喜欢在晚上写作。
I like writing at night.
写作xiězuò
to compose (a literary work)
他花了三年写作这本书。
He spent three years writing this book.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
写 (write) + 作 (make/compose), forming a compound meaning 'to write/compose'.
- Nuance
more formal than 写; often refers to serious or literary writing.
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