改写 (gǎi xiě) — to rewrite; to adapt; to paraphrase
Definition
改写 means to rewrite or paraphrase text — often to change its form or wording while keeping the content, or to adapt a work into a new format (e.g. a novel into a screenplay).
verb
to rewriteto adaptto paraphrase
Examples
- 著改写。Tā jué dìng bǎ yuán zhù gǎi xiě chéng diàn yǐng jù běn.He decided to adapt the original novel into a movie script.
- 改写。Zhè piān lùn wén xū yào dà fú gǎi xiě cái néng fā biǎo.This paper needs extensive rewriting before it can be published.
- 改写。Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men yòng zì jǐ de huà gǎi xiě zhè duàn gǔ wén.The teacher asked us to paraphrase this ancient text in our own words.
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