Chinese word dictionary

罚写

fá xiě · to make a student write sth out many times, as a punishment; writing lines

Practice word

Word information

Simplified罚写

Traditional罰寫

Pinyinfá 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.

罚fá

penalty, fine; to punish, to penalize

写xiě

to write

How to learn 罚写

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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Related vocabulary

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)

罚fá

to punish; to penalize; to fine; variant of 罰|罚[fa2]

罚款fákuǎn

to fine; penalty; fine (monetary)

写作xiězuò

to write; to compose; writing; written works

编写biānxiě

to compile