compile and edit; compile
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to compile and edit (books, historical records)
literaryA formal, literary term used for the compilation and editing of books, especially official histories.
Cháo朝
tíng廷
wěi委
pài派
shǐ史
guān官
zuǎn纂
xiū修
guó国
shǐ史
。
The imperial court commissioned historians to compile the national history.
Zhè这
bù部
diǎn典
jí籍
lì历
jīng经
sān三
dài代
xué学
zhě者
fāng方
cái才
zuǎn纂
xiū修
wán完
chéng成
。
This classic text took three generations of scholars to compile and edit.
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Tā他
fù负
zé责
zuǎn纂
xiū修
dì地
fāng方
zhì志
de的
gōng工
zuò作
。
He is in charge of compiling the local gazetteer.