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

HSK 3

请把你的名字和电话写下来。

Qǐng bǎ nǐ de míngzi hé diànhuà xiěxià lái.

Please write down your name and phone number.

HSK 7-9

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