写道

寫道

xiědào

verb #16,164

Meanings

1 to write (used before or after a quoted passage)

Characters

to say; to express

Examples

他在信中写道：我很想念你。

Tā zài xìn zhōng xiědào: Wǒ hěn xiǎngniàn nǐ.

He wrote in the letter: "I miss you very much."

报告中写道，经济增长有所放缓。

Bàogào zhōng xiědào, jīngjì zēngzhǎng yǒusuǒ fànghuǎn.

The report states that economic growth has slowed somewhat.

Tips

usage

写道 is specifically used to introduce or attribute a written quote. It functions like English 'wrote that' or 'it reads'. Compare with 说道 (shuōdào) which introduces spoken quotes.

Stroke Order

写 xiě

道 dào