编译 (biān yì) — to translate and edit; to compile a translation; translator-editor (noun)

Definition

As a verb, 编译 means to translate AND edit/polish a text — the combined workflow, not just translating. As a noun, it names the person who does this job (a translator-editor).

verb
to translate and editto compile a translationtranslator-editor (noun)

Examples

  • 编译。
    Tā fù zé bǎ zhè běn shū cóng yīng wén biān yì chéng zhōng wén.
    He is responsible for translating and editing this book from English into Chinese.
  • 编译，。
    Zhè wèi biān yì gōng zuò fēi cháng rèn zhēn, měi piān wén zhāng dōu zǐ xì jiào duì.
    This translator-editor is very meticulous, carefully proofreading every article.
  • 编译。
    Wǒ men gōng sī xū yào zhāo pìn yì míng jì shù wén dàng biān yì.
    Our company needs to hire a technical documentation translator-editor.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

编biānedit
译yìtranslate

编 (edit/compile) and 译 (translate) combine to mean translate and edit.

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 譯; 译 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
Sound part声符shēngfú
睪
睪yì譯yì
Same sound today

The traditional form 譯 uses 言 (say) with 睪 for its sound; the simplified 译 is a later shorthand.

Open 译 →

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