批注 (pī zhù) — to annotate, to comment on (a text)

Definition

A scholarly verb for adding written commentary or notes to a text. Often interchangeable with 注释, but 批注 leans more toward a reader's or editor's personal comments and remarks, while 注释 focuses on explanatory notes for difficult content.

verb
to annotateto comment on (a text)

Examples

  • 批注
    Jiào shòu zài zhè piān gǔ wén shàng zuò le hěn duō pī zhù.
    The professor made many annotations on this classical text.
  • 批注
    Qǐng zǐ xì yuè dú quán wén, bìng zài páng biān pī zhù nǐ de xiǎng fǎ.
    Please read the full text carefully and annotate your thoughts next to it.
  • 批注
    Zhè fèn wén jiàn xū yào xiān pī zhù cái néng tí jiāo.
    This document needs to be annotated first before submission.

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