写入

寫入
xiěrù
verb #22,652

Meanings

  1. 1 to write in
  2. 2 to write into
  3. 3 to record / save (data to storage)
  4. 4 to inscribe into (a document or law)

Examples

HSK 4
Zhè tiáo guīdìng yǐ bèi xiěrù fǎlǜ.
This regulation has been written into law.
HSK 7-9
Chéngxù jiāng shùjù xiěrù shùjùkù.
The program writes data into the database.
HSK 7-9
Wúfǎ xiěrù wénjiàn, qǐng jiǎnchá cípán quánxiàn.
Cannot write to file - please check disk permissions.

Tips

usage
写入 is used both in computing (write data to disk/database) and in formal/legal language (written into a document or statute). The computing usage is extremely common in modern Chinese tech vocabulary.

Stroke Order

xiě