How to say “weave” in Chinese
weave; compile; compose
“Weave” in Chinese is 编, biān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
编 is read biān. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 纟 “thread”: weaving. On the right, 扁 biǎn, as in 遍 biàn and 篇 piān.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “编”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 编. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这部电影是根据小说改编的zhèbùdiànyǐngshìgēnjùxiǎoshuōgǎibiāndeThis film is based on a novel.
- 这个故事是他自己编的。zhègegùshishìtāzìjǐbiāndeHe made up this story himself.
- 这本教材是王教授编写的zhèběnjiàocáishìWángjiàoshòubiānxiědeThis textbook was compiled by Professor Wang.
- 她在一家杂志社当编辑tāzàiyìjiāzázhìshèdāngbiānjíShe works as an editor at a magazine.
- 这是他自己编的zhèshìtāzìjǐbiāndeHe made this up himself.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Editing and publishing”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “weave” in Chinese?
“Weave” in Chinese is 编, pinyin biān.
What does 编 mean?
编 (biān) means “weave; compile; compose”.
How do you write 编?
编 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 编?
编 is read biān. Tones: biān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“weave” in the lesson “Editing and publishing”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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