biǎo

裱

Character · Verb

mount; paste paper onto a surface

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to mount; to frame

Refers to the specialized craft of backing and framing paintings, calligraphy, or books with paper or silk to preserve and enhance them.

Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
děi得
ná拿
qù去
chóng重
biǎo裱
yī一
biǎo裱
 。

This painting needs to be taken away to be remounted.

Tā他
qǐng请
shī师
fu傅
bǎ把
nà那
fú幅
shū书
fǎ法
biǎo裱
qǐ起
lái来
guà挂
zài在
kè客
tīng厅
 。

He asked a craftsman to mount that calligraphy piece and hang it in the living room.

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Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
biǎo裱
huà画
de的
shǒu手
yì艺
fēi非
cháng常
jīng精
zhàn湛
 。

This shop's skill in mounting paintings is extremely exquisite.

Zhè这
běn本
gǔ古
shū书
yǐ已
jīng经
biǎo裱
guò过
hǎo好
jǐ几
cì次
le了
 。

This ancient book has been repaired and mounted several times.

2.

verb

to paste paper onto a wall or ceiling; to paper

Specifically refers to the action of decorating or insulating a room by pasting paper onto walls or ceilings.

Guò过
nián年
le了
 ,
wǒ我
men们
bǎ把
fáng房
jiān间
biǎo裱
hú糊
le了
yī一
xià下
 。

For the New Year, we papered the room.

Zhè这
miàn面
qiáng墙
xū需
yào要
chóng重
xīn新
biǎo裱
yī一
xià下
 。

This wall needs to be repapered.

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Jiù旧
shí时
hěn很
duō多
rén人
jiā家
yòng用
bào报
zhǐ纸
biǎo裱
qiáng墙
 。

In the old days, many families used newspaper to paper their walls.