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拼接 (pīn jiē) — to join, to piece together; to splice

Definition

拼接 means joining separate pieces edge-to-edge into one whole (panels, photos, fragments). Compared with 组装 (assembling components into a functional unit) and 组合 (combining items into a set), 拼接 focuses on the physical or visual joining itself.

verb
to jointo piece togetherto splice

Examples

  • 拼接。
    Tā bǎ liǎng kuài jīn shǔ bǎn pīn jiē qǐ lái le.
    He joined the two metal plates together.
  • 拼接。
    Wǒ yòng zhè ge ruǎn jiàn pīn jiē zhào piàn.
    I use this software to stitch photos together.
  • 拼接。
    Zhè xiē suì piàn kě yǐ pīn jiē chéng yì zhāng tú.
    These fragments can be pieced together into a picture.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

拼pīnpiece together
接jiēconnect

拼 means to piece together and 接 means to connect; the combination describes joining pieces into one.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
并
并bìng拼
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 拼, the left part 扌 shows a hand, and the right part 并 gives the sound.

Open 拼 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
妾
妾qiè接jiē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

Open 接 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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