编
weave; edit; fabricate; book division; establishment
Meanings
9 senses · 42 examplesverb
to weave; to plait; to knit
Used for making handmade crafts or hairstyles with strips of material like bamboo, straw, or hair.
Grandma is weaving a bamboo basket right now.
The little girl is braiding her hair into a plait.
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Mom is weaving straw hats to sell to tourists.
I learned how to make Chinese knot crafts.
She is knitting a fishing net to catch fish.
verb
to organize; to arrange; to group
Used for grouping people, items, or data into ordered sets.
The teacher asked us to group ourselves by height for the game.
At the sports meet, we lined up in order of our class to enter the stadium.
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Please assign numbers to everyone according to their student ID.
They are arranging the formation for their dance performance.
The library numbers and shelves new books by category.
verb
to edit; to compile
formalUsed for collecting and organizing written materials to publish as a book, newspaper, or magazine.
He is in charge of editing daily news at the newspaper office.
They are compiling a professional academic journal.
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This chief editor has been editing literary publications for ten years.
We are compiling an illustrated book of local folk customs.
She helped a friend edit a poetry collection.
verb
to compose; to write; to create
Used for creating original works like songs, plays, or melodies.
This musician composed a new popular song.
He wrote a play to participate in the campus art festival.
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Grandpa composed a Errenzhuan skit to make the kids happy.
She wrote a children's song for the kids in the kindergarten.
He improvised a short melody.
verb
to fabricate; to make up; to invent
informalHas a negative connotation, used for lying or making up false information.
Stop making things up, I never went there at all.
He is spreading made-up rumors about his classmates.
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Don't tell lies to trick adults, kids.
He made up an excuse for being late.
Netizens exposed the fake story he made up.
noun
volume; book (used in book titles)
formalUsed to refer to a bound volume of a multi-part book series, often seen in published book titles.
The main volume of this history book series has been published.
The supplementary volume will meet readers next year.
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Everyone has a copy of this encyclopedia, which is very popular.
I bought a copy of *New Stories*.
This ancient Chinese book collation series is divided into two volumes.
measure word
book division (larger than chapter)
formalUsed to count large structural units within a book, larger than a single chapter.
This textbook is divided into an upper volume, middle volume, and lower volume.
The first section of this historical research monograph covers ancient history.
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This academic thesis collection is divided into three sections.
The middle section of the novel tells the protagonist's growth experience.
The second volume of this book series focuses on contemporary literature.
noun
work establishment; official establishment
formalRefers to the official staffing quota and organizational structure of a government agency, school, or company.
He is a formal employee within the official staffing quota.
This department is already overstaffed.
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This teacher is a contract employee outside the official staffing quota.
The unit is adjusting its staffing structure.
Contract employees do not enjoy the same benefits as formal staff.
proper noun
surname Bian
A common Chinese family name.
Teacher Bian did not come to class today.
I know a friend whose family name is Bian.