wood-straightening tool; literary revision
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
a device for straightening bent wood by pressing it between two boards; a correction press
technicalOriginally an ancient carpentry tool. Also written as 檃括 or 隐栝.
Gǔ古
rén人
shǐ使
yòng用
yǐn檃
kuò栝
lái来
jiǎo矫
zhèng正
wān弯
qū曲
de的
mù木
cái材
。
Ancient people used a correction press to straighten bent wood.
Zhè这
kuài块
mù木
tou头
tài太
wān弯
le了
，
xū需
yào要
shàng上
yǐn檃
kuò栝
。
This piece of wood is too bent and needs to be put in a press.
verb
to revise and polish (a literary work); to edit for correctness and style; to rewrite to conform to standards
literaryUsed in literary and academic contexts. Implies correcting flaws and improving style.
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
yǐn檃
kuò栝
《
Shī诗
jīng经
》
，
shān删
fán繁
jiù就
jiǎn简
。
Confucius edited the Book of Songs, cutting the redundant and keeping the essential.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
xū需
yào要
hǎo好
hao好
yǐn檃
kuò栝
yī一
xià下
。
This article needs to be thoroughly revised and polished.
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Tā他
shàn善
yú于
yǐn檃
kuò栝
shǐ史
liào料
，
xiě写
chū出
jīng精
cǎi彩
de的
wén文
zhāng章
。
He is good at editing historical materials to write excellent articles.