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How to Say ‘I'll write it by hand for you.’ in Traditional Chinese

我手寫給你。

wǒ shǒu xiě gěi nǐ

[wo shǒu xiě gay nǐ]

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: When the fare was negotiated, the meter's printed receipt won't match. Drivers often hand-write a receipt instead, and that's an accepted practice.

Phrase Breakdown

我手寫

wǒ shǒu xiě

I'll handwrite

手寫 (shǒuxiě) means 'write by hand'. It is two third tones, so say 手 as second tone.

Example

我手寫一張。

I'll write one by hand.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

手

shǒu

[shǒu]

by hand

Used before a verb: done manually.

Example

這是手做的。

This is handmade.

寫

xiě

[xiě]

to write

To put words or numbers on paper.

Example

我寫信給她。

I write her a letter.

給你。

gěi nǐ

for you

給你 (gěi nǐ) after a verb means 'for you'. It is two third tones, so 給 becomes second tone.

Example

這個給你。

This is for you.

Words in this phrase

給

gěi

[gay]

to; for; give

Often used to indicate giving something to someone or doing something for someone.

Example

我可以把名片給你，方便之後聯絡。

I can give you my business card, so it will be convenient to contact me later.

你

nǐ

[nǐ]

you

Refers to the person being spoken to.

Example

你今天看起來很高興。

You look happy today.

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