add comments and markings to texts
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to annotate; to add comments and marks
formalA traditional scholarly or editorial practice of writing comments and adding punctuation or emphasis marks (like circles or dots) next to text. Often associated with close reading and literary criticism.
Lǎo老
shī师
zǐ仔
xì细
pī批
diǎn点
le了
wǒ我
de的
zuò作
wén文
。
The teacher carefully annotated my composition.
Zhè这
běn本
gǔ古
shū书
shàng上
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
qián前
rén人
de的
pī批
diǎn点
。
This ancient book contains many annotations and markings made by previous scholars.
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Zuò作
wéi为
biān编
jí辑
，
pī批
diǎn点
gǎo稿
jiàn件
shì是
tā他
de的
rì日
cháng常
gōng工
zuò作
zhī之
yī一
。
As an editor, annotating manuscripts is part of his daily work.