誊写 (téng xiě) — to transcribe, to copy out (by hand)

Definition

Formal verb meaning 'to transcribe / copy out by hand', usually for manuscripts, drafts, or ancient texts. Distinct from 抄写 (general copying) by its focus on a clean, official copy from a rough draft.

verb

to transcribeto copy out (by hand)

Examples

誊写。
Tā bǎ zhè fèn shǒu gǎo téng xiě le yí biàn.
He transcribed this manuscript once.
誊写。
Lǎo shī yào wǒ men téng xiě kè wén lǐ de shēng cí.
The teacher asked us to copy out the new words from the text.
誊写。
Zhè xiē gǔ jí xū yào zǐ xì téng xiě.
These ancient books need to be carefully transcribed.

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