Word
handwrite
手写
To write something by hand, especially rather than typing it.
- 1.
To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.
用手写,通常强调不是打字
用手写,通常强调不是打字；<古>用手写；亲手写
In use
She prefers to handwrite her letters rather than type them.
He handwrote a thank-you note to each guest.
The invitation was handwritten in elegant calligraphy.
handwrite something
及物动词，直接接宾语。
She handwrote the invitation cards.
她亲手写了邀请卡。
handwrite something in/with something
可接方式或工具状语。
He handwrote the address in ink.
他用墨水手写了地址。
be handwriting something
现在进行时，表示正在进行的动作。
I am handwriting a letter to my grandmother.
我正在手写给祖母的信。
Verb forms
base handwrite · third person handwrites · -ing handwriting · past handwrote · past participle handwritten
注意：'handwrite' 是不规则动词。
Common mistakes
I need to improve my handwrite.I need to improve my handwriting.
Handwrite是动词，表示“用手写”；而handwriting是名词，表示“书法、笔迹”。此处需要名词，应使用handwriting。
She handwrited a beautiful poem.She handwrote a beautiful poem.
Handwrite的过去式是handwrote，不是handwrited。不规则动词变化，需记忆。
I received a handwrite letter from him.I received a handwritten letter from him.
Handwrite是动词，不能直接修饰名词；表示“手写的”应使用形容词handwritten。
Connections
Collocations
- handwrite a letter
- 手写一封信
- He still handwrites letters to his friends instead of emailing them.他仍然手写书信给朋友，而不是发电子邮件。
- handwrite a note
- 手写一张便条
- Please handwrite a note to confirm your appointment.请手写一张便条以确认您的预约。
- handwrite your signature
- 手写签名
- You need to handwrite your signature on the form.你需要在表格上手写签名。
- handwrite an address
- 手写地址
- The envelope had the address handwritten in blue ink.信封上的地址是用蓝色墨水手写的。
- handwrite a draft
- 手写草稿
- She handwrote the first draft before typing it up.她先手写了初稿，然后才打出来。
- handwrite a card
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 hand（手）+ write（写），手写就是用手写出来，和打字 type 相对，强调不是键盘打字。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：filling out forms、signing documents、writing notes handwrite 是 handwriting 的逆构词，多用于需要强调“用手书写”而非打字的场景，如填表、签名或写短笺。语气比较中性，但更常见于具体指示和日常说明。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The ending -write in handwrite is pronounced /raɪt/, rhyming with write, right, night, light, site, and kite. Be careful: the first part is /hænd/, not /hæn/, and the second part is not pronounced like 'with'.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.