拼版 (pīn bǎn) — (printing) to make up a page; to compose type a… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A printing/typography verb meaning to assemble text, images and layout into a finished page before printing. The result is the made-up page itself (a 版).

verb

(printing) to make up a pageto compose type and layout

Examples

拼版。
Shè jì shī zhèng zài diàn nǎo shàng pīn bǎn.
The designer is making up the page on the computer.
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Zhè běn zá zhì měi yè dōu yào pīn yí cì bǎn, hěn fèi shí jiān.
Every page of this magazine needs to be made up once, which takes a lot of time.
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Tā huā le yí shàng wǔ cái bǎ zhè běn huà cè pīn hǎo bǎn.
It took him all morning to finish making up this picture album.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

拼pīnassemble

版bǎnplate; page

拼 means assemble and 版 means plate or page, so 拼版 is to assemble a printed page.

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.

扌并拼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

并

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.

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

片反版

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

反

反fǎn版bǎn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

版 is formed by 片 and 反, with 片 contributing the sense and 反 the sound.

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