assemble a picture; jigsaw puzzle
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to assemble a picture; to put together a jigsaw
Can refer to both the physical action of solving a puzzle and, by extension, to the general process of piecing together disparate information to form a coherent whole.
Tā他
huā花
le了
yī一
gè个
wǎn晚
shàng上
pīn拼
tú图
，
zhōng终
yú于
wán完
chéng成
le了
nà那
fú幅
yī一
qiān千
kuài块
de的
fēng风
jǐng景
huà画
。
He spent an evening assembling the puzzle and finally completed that thousand-piece landscape painting.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
xǐ喜
huān欢
yī一
qǐ起
pīn拼
tú图
。
Children like to put puzzles together.
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Zhēn侦
tàn探
zài在
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
lǐ里
pīn拼
tú图
，
shì试
tú图
zhǎo找
chū出
àn案
jiàn件
de的
suǒ所
yǒu有
xiàn线
suǒ索
。
The detective was piecing the clues together in the office, trying to find all the leads for the case.
noun
jigsaw puzzle; puzzle toy or teaching aid
Refers to the physical puzzle itself. A common activity for children and adults.
Zhè这
fú幅
pīn拼
tú图
yǒu有
yī一
qiān千
kuài块
，
hěn很
yǒu有
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
xìng性
。
This jigsaw puzzle has a thousand pieces and is very challenging.
Wǒ我
men们
zhōu周
mò末
mǎi买
le了
xīn新
pīn拼
tú图
lái来
wán玩
。
We bought a new puzzle to play with over the weekend.
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Yòu幼
ér儿
yuán园
lǎo老
shī师
yòng用
cǎi彩
sè色
pīn拼
tú图
jiào教
hái孩
zi子
men们
rèn认
shí识
xíng形
zhuàng状
。
The kindergarten teacher uses colorful puzzle blocks to teach the children about shapes.