No. 3,470 in Chinese
撰写
To compose or write.
In a sentence
他正在撰写一篇关于环境保护的文章。
He is drafting an article about environmental protection.
Here, '撰写' is used to mean 'writing or composing' with a focus on formal or structured content.
这本书是由几位专家共同撰写的。
This book was jointly authored by several experts.
In this sentence, '撰写' conveys the act of authoring or co-authoring a formal document or publication.
她花了两年时间才完成了她的毕业论文的撰写。
She spent two years completing the drafting of her thesis.
Here, '撰写' emphasizes the systematic and detailed process of composing an academic thesis.
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