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编织 (biān zhī) — to weave, knit, plait, or braid; (figurative) to create or construct (a dream, lie, story, etc.)

Definition

编织 covers both physical weaving/knitting and the figurative 'to weave (a story, dream)'. The simpler 织 is the everyday verb for fabric/yarn; 编 pairs more with editing and compiling. To explicitly 'tell a lie' use 撒谎/说谎, not 编织.

verb
to weaveknitplaitor braid(figurative) to create or construct (a dream, lie, story, etc.)

Examples

  • 编织。
    Tā zài yòng máo xiàn biān zhī yì tiáo wéi jīn.
    She is knitting a scarf with yarn.
  • 编织。
    Tā bǎ zì jǐ de jīng lì biān zhī chéng yí gè yǒu qù de gù shi.
    He wove his experiences into an interesting story.
  • 编织。
    Tā yòng liǔ tiáo biān zhī le yí gè lán zi.
    She wove a basket from willow twigs.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

编biānweave
织zhīknit

Both 编 and 织 mean interlacing strands; together they form a verb meaning to weave or create by combining threads.

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.

Open 编 →

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 織; 织 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
戠
戠zhí織zhī
Same sound today

The traditional form 織 uses 糸, silk, with 戠 for the sound. The simplified 织 is a later shorthand.

Open 织 →
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