批注 (pī zhù) — to annotate, to comment on (a text)

Definition

A scholarly verb for adding written commentary or notes to a text. Often interchangeable with 注释, but 批注 leans more toward a reader's or editor's personal comments and remarks, while 注释 focuses on explanatory notes for difficult content.

verb

to annotateto comment on (a text)

Examples

批注。
Jiào shòu zài zhè piān gǔ wén shàng zuò le hěn duō pī zhù.
The professor made many annotations on this classical text.
，批注。
Qǐng zǐ xì yuè dú quán wén, bìng zài páng biān pī zhù nǐ de xiǎng fǎ.
Please read the full text carefully and annotate your thoughts next to it.
批注。
Zhè fèn wén jiàn xū yào xiān pī zhù cái néng tí jiāo.
This document needs to be annotated first before submission.

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