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How to Say ‘Write on’ in Traditional Chinese

上走筆

💬 Usage Tip: Describes the motion of writing or drawing on a surface.

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Using brush techniques on [宣紙] requires skill and precision.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

[shàng]

on

Indicating location or position above.

Example

書桌上擺著一本書。

There is a book on the desk.

[zǒu]

to walk

To move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn.

Example

我們沿著河邊走。

We walk along the riverbank.

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pen

An instrument for writing or drawing with ink.

Example

他用筆在紙上寫字。

He writes on the paper with a pen.

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