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

Chéngxù jiāng shùjù xiěrù shùjùkù.
The program writes data into the database.
Zhè tiáo guīdìng yǐ bèi xiěrù fǎlǜ.
This regulation has been written into law.
Wúfǎ xiěrù wénjiàn, qǐng jiǎnchá cípán quánxiǎn.
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