编[biān]

动

1. weave; plait

♦ ~柳条筐 weave wicker baskets

♦ ~辫子 plait one's hair

2. organize; group; arrange

♦ ~班 group into classes

♦ 把他~在我们组吧。 Put him in our group.

3. edit; compile

♦ ~教材 compile teaching material

♦ ~杂志 edit a magazine; work in the editorial department of a magazine

4. write; compose

♦ ~剧本 write a play

♦ ~儿童歌曲 compose songs for children

5. fabricate; invent; make up; cook up

♦ 这事儿是他~出来的。 He made the whole thing up.

名(often used in book titles) book; copy

♦ 人手一~。 Everyone has a copy.

♦ 《故事新~》 A New Book of Stories