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The word 写信 is formed by directly combining two meaningful characters: 写 (xiě), which depicts the action of writing, and 信 (xìn), which represents the object, a letter or message. It is a conceptual composite where the first character denotes the action and the second character denotes the target of that action, creating a complete, intuitive idea, the act of writing a letter, through the simple, logical juxtaposition of these visual and semantic components.

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我喜欢写信给家人。

Wǒ xǐhuān xiěxìn gěi jiārén.

I like writing letters to my family.

他每天写信给女朋友。

Tā měitiān xiěxìn gěi nǚ péngyou.

He writes letters to his girlfriend every day.

写信是为了保持联系。

Wǒ xiěxìn shì wèile bǎochí liánxì.

I write letters to keep in touch.

当我想念家乡时,我就写信

Dāng wǒ xiǎngniàn jiāxiāng shí, wǒ jiù xiěxìn.

When I miss my hometown, I write letters.

尽管现在有电子邮件,但我仍然喜欢写信

Jǐnguǎn xiànzài yǒu diànzǐ yóujiàn, dàn wǒ réngrán xǐhuān xiěxìn.

Even though there is email now, I still like writing letters.

Word Definition - 写信

xiě xìn to write a letter

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