编程 (biān chéng) — (computing) to program, to write code | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

编程 (biānchéng) means 'to program / write code' — specifically for computers. Distinct from 编写, which covers writing books, reports, or software documentation more broadly.

verb

(computing) to programto write code

Examples

编程，。
Tā xué le sān nián biān chéng, xiàn zài shì yì míng ruǎn jiàn gōng chéng shī.
He studied programming for three years and is now a software engineer.
编程Python。
Wǒ zuì xǐ huan de biān chéng yǔ yán shì Python.
My favorite programming language is Python.
编程。
Tí gāo biān chéng néng lì xū yào duō xiě dài mǎ.
Improving programming skills requires writing more code.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

程chéngprogram

编 means write, and 程 means program, so the idea is writing code.

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.

禾呈程

Meaning part形符xíngfú

禾禾hégrain

Sound part声符shēngfú

呈

呈chéng程chéng

Same sound today

程 is made from 禾 (grain) and 呈 (pronounced chéng); the evidence gives measurements.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Computers & Internet

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