写信 (寫信)
xiě xìn
Pinyin

Definition

写信 (寫信)
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xiě xìn
  1. to write a letter

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

信
xìn
  1. 1 letter
  2. 2 mail
  3. 3 classifier: 封 fēng
  4. 4 to trust
  5. 5 to believe
  6. 6 to profess faith in
  7. 7 truthful
  8. 8 confidence
  9. 9 trust
  10. 10 at will
  11. 11 at random
信息
xìn xī
  1. 1 information
  2. 2 news
  3. 3 message
相信
xiāng xìn
  1. 1 to be convinced (that sth is true)
  2. 2 to believe
  3. 3 to accept sth as true
短信
duǎn xìn
  1. 1 text message
  2. 2 SMS
信仰
xìn yǎng
  1. 1 to believe in (a religion)
  2. 2 firm belief
  3. 3 conviction

Idioms (10)

信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
  1. 1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
  1. 1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
  1. 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
  2. 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.
深信不疑
shēn xìn bù yí
  1. 1 to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom)
  2. 2 absolute certainty about sth

Sample Sentences

对，爷爷那辈就去了，是老华侨。我记得刚改革开放，他就写信给我们，我们都吓了一跳。
duì ，yéye nà bèi jiù qù le ，shì lǎo huáqiáo 。wǒ jìde gāng gǎigé kāifàng ，tā jiù xiěxìn gěi wǒmen ，wǒmen dōu xià le yī tiào 。
Yes. It was in his Grandfather's generation that they left and became overseas Chinese. I recall that just after China opened up to the outside world, he wrote us all a letter. We were all so surprised.
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当时是她一个人来的。后来她给我写信，说听到了很美很美的笛声。现在你一说，我也觉得这件事情有问题。
dāngshí shì tā yī ge rén lái de 。hòulái tā gěi wǒ xiěxìn ，shuō tīngdào le hěn měi hěn měi de díshēng 。xiànzài nǐ yī shuō ，wǒ yě juéde zhè jiàn shìqing yǒu wèntí 。
She came here alone. Later she wrote me a letter saying she had heard beautiful flute music. Now that you bring it up, I think there's something weird about it.
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