写手
xiě shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

写手
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xiě shǒu
  1. person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal)
  2. scribe
  3. copyist
  4. a talented writer of articles or of calligraphy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

分手
fēn shǒu
  1. 1 to part company
  2. 2 to split up
  3. 3 to break up
射手座
Shè shǒu zuò
  1. 1 Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
  2. 2 popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Rén mǎ zuò]
手
shǒu
  1. 1 hand
  2. 2 (formal) to hold
  3. 3 person engaged in certain types of work
  4. 4 person skilled in certain types of work
  5. 5 personal(ly)
  6. 6 convenient
  7. 7 classifier for skill
  8. 8 CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]
手机
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],支[zhī]
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help
上手
shàng shǒu
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to master
  3. 3 overhand (serve etc)
  4. 4 seat of honor
下手
xià shǒu
  1. 1 to start
  2. 2 to put one's hand to
  3. 3 to set about
  4. 4 the seat to the right of the main guest
二手
èr shǒu
  1. 1 indirectly acquired
  2. 2 second-hand (information, equipment etc)
  3. 3 assistant
二手房
èr shǒu fáng
  1. 1 second-hand house
  2. 2 house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
人手
rén shǒu
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 staff
  3. 3 human hand
伸手
shēn shǒu
  1. 1 to reach out with one's hand
  2. 2 to hold out a hand
  3. 3 (fig.) to beg
  4. 4 to get involved
  5. 5 to meddle
凶手
xiōng shǒu
  1. 1 murderer
  2. 2 assassin
入手
rù shǒu
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 to set one's hand to
出手
chū shǒu
  1. 1 to dispose of
  2. 2 to spend (money)
  3. 3 to undertake a task
到手
dào shǒu
  1. 1 to take possession of
  2. 2 to get hold of
助手
zhù shǒu
  1. 1 assistant
  2. 2 helper
动手
dòng shǒu
  1. 1 to set about (a task)
  2. 2 to hit
  3. 3 to punch
  4. 4 to touch
右手
yòu shǒu
  1. 1 right hand
  2. 2 right-hand side
射手
shè shǒu
  1. 1 archer
  2. 2 shooter
  3. 3 marksman
  4. 4 (football etc) striker
对手
duì shǒu
  1. 1 opponent
  2. 2 rival
  3. 3 competitor
  4. 4 (well-matched) adversary
  5. 5 match

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
人有失手，马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
  1. 1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
大手大脚
dà shǒu dà jiǎo
  1. 1 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
  2. 2 wasteful
大处着眼，小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大显身手
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
  1. 1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
  2. 2 brilliant doctor
强中自有强中手
qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu
  1. 1 however strong you are, there is always someone stronger (idiom)
  2. 2 there is always sth more to learn
  3. 3 never be satisfied to rest on your laurels
  4. 4 there is no room for complacency
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
  1. 1 there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
得心应手
dé xīn yìng shǒu
  1. 1 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
  2. 2 entirely in one's element
  3. 3 going smoothly and easily
心狠手辣
xīn hěn shǒu là
  1. 1 vicious and merciless (idiom)
情同手足
qíng tóng shǒu zú
  1. 1 as close as one's hands and feet (idiom); loving one another as brothers
  2. 2 deep friendship
  3. 3 closely attached to one another
爱不释手
ài bù shì shǒu
  1. 1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
手下留情
shǒu xià liú qíng
  1. 1 lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me
  2. 2 Do not judge me too harshly.
  3. 3 Look favorably on my humble efforts.

Sample Sentences

那当然！你也不去打听打听，我可是京都旅游攻略写手。京都拥有丰富的文化遗产，是蝉联世界排名第一最有魅力的城市！
nà dāngrán ！nǐ yě bu qù dǎting dǎting ，wǒ kě shì Jīngdū lǚyóu gōngluè xiěshǒu 。Jīngdū yōngyǒu fēngfù de wénhuà yíchǎn ，shì chánlián shìjiè páimíng dì yī zuì yǒu mèilì de chéngshì ！
Of course! You clearly haven't caught wind that I write as part of Kyoto's tourism strategy. Kyoto has a substantial number of cultural heritage sites and has ranked top in terms of nice cities for several years running.
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那是前些年，人们在网上发作品是为了找个地儿展示自己的才华，写的人免费写，看的人免费看。现在可不是这样了，发作品的大部分是和网站签约的写手。一部作品就是三章定生死，前三章写得好，点击量大，人气高的话，就会有人找他签约，签约了就会规定每周写多少字，完成多少工作量，然后根据付费的人数拿稿费。
nà shì qiánxiēnián ，rénmen zài wǎngshàng fā zuòpǐn shì wèile zhǎo gè dìr zhǎnshì zìjǐ de cáihuá ，xiě de rén miǎnfèi xiě ，kàn de rén miǎnfèi kàn 。xiànzài kě bǔshì zhèyàng le ，fā zuòpǐn de dàbùfēn shì hé wǎngzhàn qiānyuē de xiěshǒu 。yī bù zuòpǐn jiùshì sān zhāng dìng shēngsǐ ，qián sān zhāng xiě de hǎo ，diǎnjīliàng dà ，rénqì gāo dehuà ，jiù huì yǒu rén zhǎo tā qiānyuē ，qiānyuē le jiù huì guīdìng měizhōu xiě duōshao zì ，wánchéng duōshao gōngzuòliàng ，ránhòu gēnjù fùfèi de rénshù ná gǎofèi 。
That was a few years ago. People were publishing their works online as a way to develop their talents. The writers wrote for free and the readers read for free. Nowadays it's not like this at all. Most of the writers publishing works have signed contracts with the websites. A work of three chapters is all that matters. If those first three chapters are well written, the traffic is a lot and the response is great, then some people will look to sign a contract with him. After signing the contract, he's committed to writing so many words per week, completing so much work.Then he gets royalties according to the number of people who pay.
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是啊，现在网上的作品大部分是网络写手和编辑们一起制造的。如果写到哪一章追的人少了，编辑会立马让你搞出一些出人意料的情节，比如把一个最受欢迎的配角写死，或者来一场激情戏什么的。
shì a ，xiànzài wǎngshàng de zuòpǐn dàbùfēn shì wǎngluò xiěshǒu hé biānjímen yīqǐ zhìzào de 。rúguǒ xiědào nǎ yī zhāng zhuī de rén shǎo le ，biānjí huì lìmǎ ràng nǐ gǎochū yīxiē chūrényìliào de qíngjié ，bǐrú bǎ yī gè zuì shòuhuānyíng de pèijué xiě sǐ ，huò zhě lái yī chǎng jīqíngxì shénme de 。
Yeah. Nowadays most works online are made with writers and editors together. If few people follow some chapter, the editor will make you come up with a plot that's unexpected. For instance, like writing in the death of a beloved supporting character, or some romance story.
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