写信

寫信

xiěxìn

verb #4,039

Meanings

HSK 2

以前人们常常写信，现在都发短信了。

Yǐqián rénmen chángcháng xiěxìn, xiànzài dōu fā duǎnxìn le.

People used to write letters often; now they all send text messages.

HSK 3

她每周给妈妈写信。

Tā měizhōu gěi māma xiěxìn.

She writes a letter to her mom every week.

usage

写信 is a verb-object (离合词) construction. You can insert other elements between 写 and 信, e.g. 写了一封信 (wrote a letter).

grammar

Use 给 to indicate the recipient: 给朋友写信 (write a letter to a friend).

写 xiě

信 xìn