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编

biān · bian

Traditional 編

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to weave
  2. to plait
  3. to organize
  4. to group
  5. to arrange
  6. to edit
  7. to compile
  8. to write
  9. to compose
  10. to fabricate
  11. to make up
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Braiding practice

  1. Liangliang

    琦琦(qíqí)，你的(nǐde)辫子(biànzi)是(shì)谁(shéi)给(gěi)你(nǐ)编(biān)的(de)？

    Qiqi, who braided your hair?

  2. Qiqi

    是(shì)我(wǒ)妈妈(māma)编(biān)的(de)，她(tā)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)给(gěi)我(wǒ)编(biān)。

    My mum did. She braids it for me every morning.

  3. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)！她(tā)能(néng)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)编(biān)吗(ma)？

    So pretty! Could she teach me to braid?

  4. Qiqi

    可以(kěyǐ)，不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)要(yào)先(xiān)找(zhǎo)人(rén)练习(liànxí)。

    Yes, but you need to find someone to practise on first.

  5. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)坐下(zuòxia)，我(wǒ)来(lái)给(gěi)你(nǐ)编(biān)！

    Liangliang, sit down. I'll braid yours!

  6. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)编(biān)的(de)这个(zhège)像(xiàng)一个(yīgè)结(jié)，不(bù)像(xiàng)辫子(biànzi)。

    Dengdeng, what you braided looks like a knot, not a braid.

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01

编(biān)字(zì)典(diǎn)是(shì)一(yí)项(xiàng)极(jí)花(huā)时(shí)间(jiān)的(de)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

Compiling a dictionary demands an enormous amount of time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)我(wǒ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)编(biān)辫(biàn)子(zi)吗(ma)？

Would you like me to braid your hair?

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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