Chinese word dictionary

涂写

tú xiě · to daub; to scribble (graffiti)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified涂写

Traditional塗寫

Pinyintú xiě

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

涂tú

to smear, to scribble, to daub; surname

写xiě

to write

How to learn 涂写

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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写xiě

to write

填写tiánxiě

to fill in a form; to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)

写作xiězuò

to write; to compose; writing; written works

编写biānxiě

to compile

描写miáoxiě

to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal

书写shūxiě

to write