编入 (biān rù) — to include, incorporate (in a budget, list, etc.); to enroll, enlist (recruit people)

Definition

编入 means to add someone or something into an existing group, list, or budget — used in formal and written contexts (e.g., 编入预算, 编入名单). Contrast with 列入, which focuses on placing an item onto a record or list without implying organization.

verb
to includeincorporate (in a budget, list, etc.)to enrollenlist (recruit people)

Examples

  • 编入
    Gōng sī jiāng xīn xiàng mù biān rù nián dù yù suàn.
    The company included the new project in the annual budget.
  • 编入
    Jūn duì biān rù le yì pī xīn bīng.
    The army enlisted a batch of new recruits.
  • 编入
    Tā yǐ jīng biān rù dà xué xīn shēng míng dān le.
    He has already been included in the university's freshman list.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

biāncompile
into

编 (compile) and 入 (into) together mean to put something into a list or budget.

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
thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
biǎnbiān
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 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

Open 入 →

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