How to say “edit” in Chinese
edit; editor
“Edit” in Chinese is 编辑, biān jí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
编辑 is read biān jí: 2 syllables. 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.
On the left, 车 “cart”. In 逻辑 the characters were chosen for their sound: “logic”.
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 “编辑”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 编辑. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她在一家杂志社当编辑tāzàiyìjiāzázhìshèdāngbiānjíShe works as an editor at a magazine.
More words from the lesson “Editing and publishing”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “edit” in Chinese?
“Edit” in Chinese is 编辑, pinyin biānjí.
What does 编辑 mean?
编辑 (biānjí) means “edit; editor”.
How do you write 编辑?
编辑 is 2 characters: 编 (biān) — weave; compile; 辑 (jí) — collect, compile. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 编辑?
编辑 is read biānjí. Tones: biān — first tone, jí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“edit” 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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