写下

寫下

xiěxià

verb #27,556

Meanings

1 to write down
2 to record in writing

Characters

down; directional complement indicating downward action

Examples

请把你的名字和电话写下来。

Qǐng bǎ nǐ de míngzì hé diànhuà xiěxià lái.

Please write down your name and phone number.

他写下了自己的心得体会。

Tā xiěxià le zìjǐ de xīndé tǐhuì.

He wrote down his personal reflections.

Tips

grammar

写下 is often followed by 来 to form 写下来, which emphasizes completing the action and capturing something permanently. 写下 alone is also correct and slightly more literary.

Stroke Order

写 xiě

下 xià