写稿

寫稿

xiěgǎo

verb #33,467

Meanings

1 to write a draft
2 to write copy/articles (e.g. for a newspaper)
3 to compose (a manuscript)

Characters

manuscript, draft

Examples

他熬夜写稿,赶第二天的截稿时间。

Tā áoyè xiěgǎo, gǎn dì'èr tiān de jié gǎo shíjiān.

He stayed up writing copy to meet the next day's deadline.

我以前给杂志写稿,稿费很低。

Wǒ yǐqián gěi zázhì xiěgǎo, gǎofèi hěn dī.

I used to write for magazines — the pay was very low.

Tips

usage

稿 (gǎo) means 'manuscript / draft', the unit of work that journalists, scriptwriters, and freelancers produce. Related compounds: 稿子 (gǎozi, 'manuscript'), 稿费 (gǎofèi, 'writer's pay'), 投稿 (tóugǎo, 'to submit a manuscript'), 截稿 (jiégǎo, 'deadline').

Stroke Order

写 xiě

稿 gǎo