书面

书面 shūmiàn in a sentence

In writing (a written - [guarantee])

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 3 sentences

书面 (shūmiàn) means In writing (a written - [guarantee]). Below are 3 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

请提交 书面 申请。

Qǐng tíjiāo shūmiàn shēnqǐng.

Please submit a written application.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 书面

口头同意还不够,要有 书面 材料。

Kǒutóu tóngyì hái bú gòu, yào yǒu shūmiàn cáiliào.

Verbal agreement is not enough; written documentation is needed.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 书面

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From the travel phrasebook

请给我一个 书面 答复。

Qǐng gěi wǒ yí ge shūmiàn dáfù.

Please give me a written reply.

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Questions about 书面

How is 书面 used in a sentence?

This page shows 3 sentences using 书面 (shūmiàn, "In writing (a written - [guarantee])"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Is 书面 an HSK word?

Yes — 书面 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Where can I see the full entry for 书面?

The dictionary page for 书面 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

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