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Mandarin · pinyin lián xiě

to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
(in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces)

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寫: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose
连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even
写: xiě · write; draw, sketch; compose

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2–3 · lian2 xie3

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verb

to write something without adding an intervening space between the letters or words

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