Meaning
weave; plait; organize; group; arrange; edit
Chinese: 众多、群体。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bian” becomes a different word in each tone. 编 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 编辑biān jíto edit; to compile; editor; compiler
- 改编gǎi biānto adapt; to rearrange; to revise
- 编写biān xiěto compile
- 编制biān zhìto establish (a unit or department); authorized staffing allocation in government or public institutions (excluding temporary or contract staff)
- 编织biān zhīto weave; to knit; to plait; to braid
Example Sentence
这本词典是几位老师一起编写的。Zhè běn cí diǎn shì jǐ wèi lǎo shī yì qǐ biān xiě de.This dictionary was compiled by several teachers together.
这Zhèthis本běn(bound form) root词典cí diǎndictionary是shìis几jǐsmall table位wèiposition老师lǎo shīteacher一起yì qǐ(in) the same place编写biān xiěto compile的deof。