写字 xiě zì to write (by hand)to practice calligraphy Example sentences 汉语老师教我们怎么写字。 hànyǔ lǎoshī jiào wǒmen zěnme xiě zì. The Chinese teacher teaches us how to write words 我忘记带写字的本子了。 wǒ wàngjì dài xiězì de běnzile. I forgot to bring my writing notebook