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编
biān
Description
“编”常常表示把东西按顺序放在一起，比如编头发、编书。
"编" often means putting things together in order, like 编头发 (braiding hair) or 编书 (compiling a book).
它也可以指写故事或者编出一个不真实的话。
It can also mean writing a story or making up something untrue.
Meanings
编biān
to weave, plait, braid together
她在编一条辫子。
She is braiding a braid.
编biān
to compile, edit, put together
老师编了一本新书。
The teacher compiled a new book.
编biān
to make up, fabricate a story
你别编故事骗我。
Don't make up stories to fool me.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
originally meant threading bamboo strips together to make books, hence 'compile'.
- Nuance
sense 'make up' often implies a false or invented story.
In videos
“我已经受够你，还有你编的故事了。”
“它会把你身体受到的物理刺激给编进梦境里面”
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