wāgǎi

挖改

Word · Verb

correct printing plates; alter text on plate

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to correct or alter text or graphics on a printing plate without changing the overall layout

technical

Technical term used in the printing and publishing industry when making corrections to existing plates rather than recomposing the entire page.

Fā发
xiàn现
cuò错
wù误
hòu后
 ,
yìn印
shuā刷
chǎng厂
jué决
dìng定
wā挖
gǎi改
ér而
bù不
shì是
chóng重
pái排
 。

After discovering the errors, the print shop decided to correct the plates rather than recompose the pages.

Zhè这
běn本
shū书
yǒu有
sān三
chù处
xū需
yào要
wā挖
gǎi改
 。

This book has three places that need to be corrected on the printing plates.

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Wā挖
gǎi改
de的
chéng成
běn本
bǐ比
chóng重
zuò做
yìn印
bǎn版
dī低
de得
duō多
 。

The cost of correcting existing plates is much lower than remaking the printing plates.