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编制 (biān zhì) — to weave; to plait; to compile; to put together (a plan, budget, etc.)

Definition

编制 is a formal verb for drawing up plans, budgets, and documents. 编织 covers the literal 'weave/plait' sense; 编辑 is for editing a text, not drafting one.

verb
to weaveto plaitto compileto put together (a plan, budget, etc.)

Examples

  • 编制。
    Tā yòng shéng zi biān zhì le yí gè lán zi.
    She wove a basket out of rope.
  • 编制。
    Tā fù zé biān zhì gōng sī de nián dù yù suàn.
    He is responsible for drawing up the company's annual budget.
  • 编制。
    Wǒ men zhèng zài biān zhì yí fèn xīn de gōng zuò jì huà.
    We are putting together a new work plan.

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biāncompile
制zhìformulate

The parts mean compile and formulate, together indicating putting materials into an organized plan.

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 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

Open 制 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Abstract ConceptsIndustry & Manufacturing

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