Definition
写下 is a resultative verb compound (结果补语), combining 写 ('write') and 下 ('down/secure'). It means 'to write down' — focusing on the result of committing something to paper. You can insert 得 or 不 between the two syllables to express possibility: 写得下 ('can write down enough'), 写不下 ('can't fit in writing'). It's also separable by 了 (写下了) and other elements common to resultative complements.
r.v.
to write downto put in writing
Examples
- 写下。Qǐng bǎ nǐ de xiǎngfǎ xiě xià.Please write down your thoughts.
- ，。Zhège běnzi tài xiǎo, wǒ xiě bu xià nàme duō nèiróng.This notebook is too small; I can't write down that much content.
- 写下。Tā zài huìyì shàng xùnsù xiě xià le měi yí gè yàodiǎn.He quickly wrote down every key point at the meeting.
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