编剧 (biān jù) — to write a script or play; screenwriter; playwr… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

编剧 names the person who writes a script, or the act of writing one — the 编剧 creates the 剧本 (the actual script document).

to write a script or playscreenwriterplaywright

Measure word · 个

Examples

编剧。
Zhè bù diàn yǐng de biān jù shì yí wèi xīn rén.
The screenwriter of this film is a newcomer.
编剧。
Tā zhèng zài wèi zhè bù jù biān jù.
He is writing the script for this drama.
编剧。
Zhè wèi biān jù de zuò pǐn huò dé le hěn duō jiǎng xiàng.
This screenwriter's works have won many awards.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

编biāncompose

编 means to compose, and 剧 means a play; together they refer to writing scripts or a scriptwriter.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 編; 编 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìthread

Sound part声符shēngfú

扁

扁biǎn編biān

Same sound today

The traditional form 編 pairs 糸 (thread), for knitting a book together, with 扁 as the sound part; the simplified 编 is only a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 劇; 剧 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

刀刀dāoknife

Sound part声符shēngfú

豦

豦jù劇jù

Same sound today

The traditional form 劇 pairs 豦, which gives the sound, with 刀, a knife; the simplified 剧 is a later shorthand.

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